One God
I am the Lord;
that is my name;
I don’t hand out my glory to others
or my praise to idols. ~ Isaiah 42:8 (CEB)
There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords. But for us,
There is one God, the Father,
by whom all things were created,
and for whom we live.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom all things were created,
and through whom we live.
~ 1 Corinthians 8:5-65 (NLT)
Lord,
THANKS: Thank you for the life that you have given to me -- the life that came to me when I was born and the life that came to me when I was reborn into the Christ-life.
REGRETS: It's so easy to live as though there are many gods to please -- even while saying that there is only one God.
INTERCESSION: I need my actions to line up with my words. And I need your help and encouragement for that to happen. I am incapable on my own.
PURPOSE: I'm going to live as though you are the only God and Lord. For you are!
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)
