Good instruction
Hold firmly to my teaching
and never let go.
It will mean life for you. ~ Proverbs 4:13 (CEV)
The goal of instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. ~ 1 Timothy 1:5 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord teaches us how to really live.
PRAYER:
Lord:
THANKS: I'm grateful that you care enough to give me instructions on how to really live life.
REGRETS: Even though your instructions are for my benefit I do not listen very well. I make excuses for not listening. I'm good at coming up with excuses.
INTERCESSION: I need some gentle reminders whenever I drift away from your teaching.
PURPOSE: I'm going to pay attention so that I'm really living the good life that you intend for me.
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)
