Training
Parents will tell children about your faithfulness. ~ Isaiah 38:19b (CEV)
He said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.” ~ Matthew 13:52 (MSG)
KEY IDEA:
Training in faithfulness is invaluable throughout the generations.
PRAYER:
Lord:
THANKS: Thank you for providing faithful teachers and family members who tell us about your faithfulness.
REGRETS: I'm not such a good listener and it takes a long time for the lessons to sink in and become a part of who I am. But by your grace they eventually do.
INTERCESSION: Help me to pass along the good news of Jesus' faithfulness.
PURPOSE: I'm going to be a reliable link in the chain of those who tell the story of your faithfulness through all generations.
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)
