Depend on God's love
Your love is faithful, Lord,
and even the clouds in the sky can depend on you. ~ Psalm 36:5 (CEV)
However, God is rich in mercy. He brought us to life with Christ while we were dead as a result of those things that we did wrong. He did this because of the great love that he has for us. You are saved by God’s grace! ~ Ephesians 2:4-5 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
God loves you, so depend on him.
PRAYER:
Gracious and kind God, your love is very great and you are very dependable. I, on the other hand, for no good reason, am flakey. I know that you can't depend on me and I need you to help me become more dependable. However, my flakiness does not turn you off and it doesn't stop your love from flowing my direction. Thank you, Jesus! I'm going to live in a way that I point others to your love and dependability. 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)
