Creator and Lord
Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army, one after another,
calling each by its name. ~ Isaiah 40:26a (NLT)
Everything was created by him,
everything in heaven
and on earth,
everything seen and unseen,
including all forces... ~ Colossians 1:16a (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
If the vast creation answers to the call of Christ Jesus, it would be wise to join them in doing the same thing.
PRAYER:
Great God -- Everything was created by you and answers to you. Thank you for making it all so beautiful. I confess that I am not as responsive as the stars to your commands. I'm sorry about that. I want to act promptly and completely. Please continue to fine tune me so that I am joyfully responding to your word. I'm going to be like the stars. 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)
