Got faithfulness?
The 25th Sunday after Pentecost
God will judge
everything we do,
even what is done in secret,
whether good or bad. ~ Ecclesiastes 12:14 (CEV)
But how much of that kind of persistent faith will the Son of Man find on the earth when he returns? ~ Luke 18:8b (MSG)
KEY IDEA: The Lord, looking for faithfulness, will judge everything we do -- even our hidden intentions.
Gracious God, You already know what you'll find on judgment day. I confess that my thoughts and actions are less than pure. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I am trusting in your kindness and grace -- for which I am eternally grateful. I don't want to live in fear of judgment but I do want to live faithfully. 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)
