Love and power
You are Lord God All-Powerful! No one is as loving and faithful as you are. ~ Psalm 89:8 (CEV)
Jesus was the first to conquer death, and he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from our sins. ~ Revelation 1:5 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus is our loving and powerful Savior.
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus, you are both loving and powerful. You didn't just post an inspirational MEME online -- but you actually had the power to do something. Thank you for your sacrifice and the freedom that is ours. I don't take full advantage of that freedom. I can be pretty casual about my relationship with you. But you still love me. So I am asking you to stir me to greater and more consistent faith. I want to be a messenger of your love and power. 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)
