Thirsty?
When the Lord led his people through a hot, dry desert,
they did not suffer from thirst.
He made water come from a rock for them;
he split the rock open, and water flowed out. ~ Isaiah 48:21 (GNT)
Come, whoever is thirsty; accept the water of life as a gift, whoever wants it. ~ Revelation 22:17 (GNT)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord is eager to quench the thirst of his people -- whether it is physical thirst or spiritual thirst.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are generous. I take your generous provision for granted. Because of you I have more than enough of what I need. Thank you! Please continue to keep me aware of both the conventional and the sometimes unconventional ways you provide. I want to give you the recognition that you deserve and to help others see how much you care for thirsty people. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 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)
