Promises
I will keep this solemn promise, and you will know that I am the Lord. ~ Ezekiel 16:62 (CEV)
You first heard about this hope when you believed the true message, which is the good news.
The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in that same way among you, ever since the first day you learned the truth about God’s wonderful kindness... ~ Colossians 1:5-6 (CEV)
Lord, I have no doubt that you will keep your promises -- that you are reliable. My concerns are with my self-doubt. I'm not sure that I understand what you are promising and that I can realign my life to fit in with what you are doing. Give me ears to hear and wisdom to receive your promises. I'm confident that in your kindness you will continue to work with me until your good news message makes its way deep into my heart and mind. 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)
