Do more
God, treat us kindly. You’re our only hope.
First thing in the morning, be there for us!
When things go bad, help us out! ~ Isaiah 33:2 (MSG)
With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen. ~ Ephesians 3:20-21 (NCV)
KEY IDEA:
The power of Christ present and living in us enables us to accomplish more than we realize.
PRAYER:
Lord, I'm so grateful that you are here with me each and every day. Even when I am distant and my mind has wandered far away, you stay close. Help me to do more than I think I can do -- not because I'm special but because you are powerful -- and your power is working in our midst. I want to be present with you so that I can serve you and bring honor to you. 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)
