Doing
These people say they are mine.
They honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me. ~ Isaiah 29:13 (NLT)
Jesus said:
"Whoever does God’s will is my brother, sister, and mother.” ~ Mark 3:35 (CEB)
Lord,
THANKS: Thank you for continuing to give us opportunities to obey you.
REGRETS: Often, though, we talk a lot about how much we love you and how important you are, but we don't act like the way we talk. That is true for me, too. Forgive me for talking instead of doing.
INTERCESSION: Stretch me so that I am given more opportunities to do your will.
PURPOSE: I'm going to act like your family and do the things that are a part of your culture, Lord.
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)
