Lasting words
Lord God, you are truly God! Your words are trustworthy... ~ 2 Samuel 7:28 (CEB)
The sky and the earth won’t last forever, but my words will. ~ Luke 21:33 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
God's reliable words last forever.
PRAYER:
Lord, we live in a world where people's words are not worth much. They say things they don't mean or make promises they cannot possibly keep. But you and your words are totally trustworthy. We can count on you. Forgive me when I'm prone to gravitate toward less reliable words -- even though I know deep inside that they can't be trusted. I'm going to note, learn, and inwardly digest your words so that I might become a mature, convinced, and convincing follower of Christ 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)
