Obeying
Listen to this: obeying is better than sacrificing... ~ 1 Samuel 15:22 (CEB)
Jesus said, “...blessed are those who hear the teaching of God and obey it.” ~ Luke 11:28 (NCV)
KEY IDEA:
God blesses those who obey his instructions.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for blessing us so much. I know that you are eager to bless obedient people. I want to be more obedient. In my mind that is my intention. But there are so many distractions and I too easily give in to the other voices which want my attention. Help me to focus on your voice and actually doing what you want me to do -- not just intending to do it. I know that I am totally needing your grace to do what you want and what is the best for me. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 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)
