Obey
Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God... ~ Deuteronomy 4:2a (NLT)
Jesus answered, “My mother and my brothers are those people who hear and obey God’s message.” ~ Luke 8:21 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
The people in a real relationship with Jesus are those who obey his instructions.
PRAYER:
God of justice and mercy, your law is perfect and complete. My life is flawed and broken. Forgive my inability to live your law of love. Bridge the gap. Help me today to lay down the burden of judging both others and myself. Free me to trust your Good Friday revelation of salvation: It is finished! Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
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)
