The nations
Tell every nation on earth,
“The Lord is wonderful
and does marvelous things! ~ Psalm 96:3 (CEV)
(Paul and Barnabas) told the people what God had helped them do and how he had made it possible for the Gentiles to believe. ~ Acts 14:27b (CEV)
Lord, you are wonderful and marvelous!
THANKS: So much of what get's talked about as news is worthless. But I'm thankful that I have some really wonderful and significant news to share. I feel grateful that you have entrusted your message to me and others like me.
REGRETS: I confess, though, that I my outlook is often insular. I don't have much vision for people beyond my own clan -- my own island -- or even my own small group of friends.
INTERCESSION: Help me to develop a world vision. Help me to see how I can tell people from every nation on earth about you and the great things you have done. I want to be able to share about Jesus so that people start to put their faith in him.
PURPOSE: I'm going to have a conversation with a foreigner this week. With your help I'm going to start learning how to be comfortable around people who have cultures that are different from mine.
AMEN.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 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)
