God's message
Moses added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today... These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! ~ Deuteronomy 32:46a, 47a (NLT)
A man named John was sent from God... He himself wasn’t the light, but his mission was to testify concerning the light. ~ John 1:6, 8 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
God sends messengers with his instructions for life.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for caring enough about us to send apostles and prophets to share your word with us.
What you say will change our lives -- will transition us from death to life. I confess that I am casual about your word.
When there are things in your message that make me uncomfortable I ignore it. Save me from giving in. Allow me to continue to struggle until I come to see the light in your messages. Each time that happens your messengers should be blessed. 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)
