Guides
...the Lord will send his angel ahead of you... ~ Genesis 24:7 (CEV)
The Lord’s angel said to Philip, “Go south along the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So Philip left. ~ Acts 8:26-27a (CEV)
Good Lord, when you send people down unfamiliar roads you also send guides. That's because you are not playing games with us. You are serious about helping people get to where you want them to be. Please help me to be aware of the guides whom you are putting into my life. I want to arrive at the place where you are sending me. I'm sure that there are good things there. And I'm not just talking about getting to heaven. 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)
