God's generosity
He does wonders that cannot be understood;
he does so many miracles they cannot be counted. ~ Job 9:10 (NCV)
Because he was full of grace and truth, from him we all received one gift after another. ~ John 1:16
KEY IDEA:
God does more and gives more than we can ever realize.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, especially for the gift of your Son Christ Jesus. He came into the world to save us from sin. And that is only a little of what he has done and is doing. Sometimes I wonder why you do so much for us when we are so unable to take it all in. But then I realize it's not all about us -- about me -- but about you and your generous nature. Help me to move away from self-focus and thinking that your generosity is all about making my life better. I want to understand and appreciate as much as I can about your generosity -- so that I can more appropriately honor you. 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)
