Safe keeping
God guards the lives of his faithful ones,
delivering them from the power of the wicked. ~ Psalm 97:10b (CEB)
(Christ says), “Because you kept my command to endure, I will keep you safe through the time of testing that is about to come over the whole world, to test those who live on earth.” ~ Revelation 3:10 (CEB)
Lord, I'm safe around you. No matter what happens I can rely on you. You keep your word and you have power. I think I worry about things because I like to imagine that I'm the one with the power and that everything hinges on my faithfulness. Fortunately these things are not true; so I can relax and trust you. And by doing that I'm actually transformed into one of your enduring "faithful ones." It's all good! Amen.
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)
