Resting
They will live in safety, and no one will frighten them. ~ Ezekiel 34:28 (NLT)
So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. ~ Hebrews 4:9 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
We can relax in the safety of God's protection.
PRAYER:
Lord, you generously offer safety and protection to all who will turn and trust you. I'm grateful --
even though I live my life on the edge more than I should. I seem to enjoy the sense of fear -- the thrill and adventure of pushing the boundaries. I know that this is not sustainable nor desireable from your perspective. I want to please you; so I am asking that you would calm me down. I need to approach life differently so that I am a relaxed person. I want to be someone who is thrilled by your protection and who finds adventure by trusting in you. 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)
