Protector
God is like a shield
for all who seek his protection. ~ Psalm 18:30b (GNT)
The Lord is faithful and will give you strength and protect you from the evil one. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord is our protector.
PRAYER:
Lord, I am amazed at the level of protection you provide to your people. I'm also amazed at how often I fail to take advantage of your protection. I'm careless and over-confident of my own abilities. Keep me alert to the fact that I need to live my whole life behind your protective shield. I'm going to relax knowing that I'm in a safe place behind my protective Savior. 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)
