Seek
When you seek the Lord, he reveals himself in a way that you will find him. ~ 2 Chronicles 15:2 (ABP/part)
Ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you. ~ Matthew 7:7 (NCV)
KEY IDEA:
Expect to encounter God when you seek him.
PRAYER:
Lord God, thank you for making yourself known -- especially through Christ. To know him is to know you. Forgive me for complicating matters. I make things more complicated than they need to be. Guide me through the simple process of seeking you. I know that things can get messy but I'm just going to trust that you will give me what I need and show me which way I need to go. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 I started posting these Bible verses for my spiritual formation students at Pacific Islands University. In the process of responding to the verses, I found the rhythm of looking for a common thread and writing a prayer based on that key idea to be helpful for my own soul. The prayers are more or less modeled on the TRIP method, which is what I ask my students to do in their journaling. ~ Brad Boydston
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase -- a freestyle biblical adaptation -- somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
