Serve him whole-heartedly
Just fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Look at what great things he has done for you! ~ 1 Samuel 12:24 (CEB)
He shows mercy to everyone,
from one generation to the next,
who honors him as God. ~ Luke 1:50 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord is especially kind to those who whole-heartedly serve him.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are worthy of all honor, recognition, and whole-hearted service. I know, though,
that my worship and service to you is often half-hearted. Yet, you are still kind to me. You have done a lot for me.
And I really do want to serve you better. Help me to do that. I want to be a part of the unbroken generational chain that lives to honor you -- and only you. 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)
