In peace!
God lets you live in peace... ~ Psalm 147:14 (CEV)
The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the one body. ~ Colossians 3:15 (GNT)
KEY IDEA:
We are called to live out the peace that Christ gives.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, I know the form of this world is constantly changing and passing away. Teach me to remain steadfast in your promise of life, so that your peace in my heart may direct my steps to make peace in this world. I ask no greater good than the privilege of serving you in Jesus' name. 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)
