Act on his instructions
Rebelling against or turning our backs on God is the last thing on our minds right now. ~ Joshua 22:29a (MSG)
They said to each other,
“Weren’t our hearts on fire when he spoke to us along the road and when he explained the scriptures for us?”
They got up right then and returned to Jerusalem. ~ Luke 24:32-33a (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
God is looking for people with responsive hearts -- those who will act on his instructions.
PRAYER:
Lord, I'm grateful for your directions and your presence in my life. I'm not nearly as responsive as I should be. I'm a little slow to put things into action. Please continue with your patient lesson in my life. I'm going to grow in my responsiveness. 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)
