Enjoy life
You brought me more happiness
than a rich harvest
of grain and grapes. ~ Psalm 4:7 (CEV)
Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life. ~ 1 Timothy 6:17 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
If you want to really enjoy life, make sure that you are trusting in the God who is reliable and eager to bless.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are eager to bless us so that we can truly enjoy life. But I'm like everyone else -- I tend to trust in things which give temporary and superficial happiness. Intervene in my life and take me to a deeper level which seeks happiness in you and the things which matter to you. I am looking forward to enjoying life in a whole new way. 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)
