Intention and action
Don’t let me want to do evil... ~ Psalm 141:4a (CEV)
It is a sin when someone knows the right thing to do and doesn’t do it. ~ James 4:17 (CEB)
Wow, Lord, that verse from the Psalms really says it a lot. Intention is as important as action. They are related and I fall short in both areas. I appreciate your forgiveness and your willingness to work with someone so imperfect. Please help me to want to do the right things. And grant me the energy to follow through with action. 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)
