Loving God
You’re all I want in heaven!
You’re all I want on earth! ~ Psalm 73:25 (MSG)
You have never seen Jesus, and you don’t see him now. But still you love him... ~ 1 Peter 1:8a (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
When we truly love Jesus the love overcomes obstacles and distractions.
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus, I really do love you. It's not because I'm good at love but because you loved me first and gave me this kind of love. But sometimes I get distracted by the glitter and shiny things the world system produces. Help me to ignore those things and to focus on loving you. I'm wanting my whole life to be about loving Jesus. 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)
