Protection
The Lord protected us wherever we went. ~ Joshua 24:17 (CEV)
To the one who is able to protect you from falling,
and to present you blameless and rejoicing before his glorious presence, to the only God our savior... ~ Jude 24–25a (CEB)
Lord, I need you to protect me, too. I especially need protection from myself. When I get tired and stressed I am really vulnerable. I snap at people. I don't even try to understand what is happening in their lives. Sometimes I think that I'm my own worst enemy. Please forgive me and protect me from all enemies -- including those within me and those who are other people. Surround me with your armor so that everything that I say and do brings glory to you. Amen.
Challenging Words
- snap at -- say unkind things
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own 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)
