Don't give up
The Lord All-Powerful
will destroy the power of death
and wipe away all tears.
No longer will his people
be insulted everywhere.
The Lord has spoken! ~ Isaiah 25:8 (CEV)
Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying. ~ Romans 12:12 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Don't give up.
PRAYER:
Gracious Lord, thank you for taking away my disgrace. Let me not be discouraged. Instead, let me trust in you in my despair and suffering. Lift me from this dejected place. Renew my hope. Restore my joy. Give me patience in suffering. Help me persevere in prayer. May all glory be to you, my Savior. Amen. (Daiy 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)
