Just do it!
So why did you ignore the Lord’s command? Why did you do what he says is wrong? ~ 2 Samuel 12:9 (NCV)
But the foundation that God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.” ~ 2 Timothy 2:19 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
God is solid, so stop doing the bad stuff and do what he says. You'll live better that way.
PRAYER:
God, your instructions are all that we need to live well. But I'm as guilty as everyone else of ignoring your commands. I'm pretty arrogant and full-of-myself -- thinking that my way is the best for me. Free me from this attitude so that I can live like one of your people. I'm looking forward to a change in my life. 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)
