God makes it happen
But cheer up! Because I, the Lord All-Powerful, will be here to help you with the work... ~ Haggai 2:4 (CEV)
It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. ~ 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
God is the one who makes it happen.
PRAYER:
Lord All-Powerful, thank you for your hands-on approach to bringing in your Kingdom. Forgive me for thinking that I can make a big contribution to your endeavor. My ego is too big. Help me to see that it is your hand at work so I can more easily pull back and let you do your thing. Yes, I know that I have an assignment. But I'm going to trust that you are the one making it all happen. 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)
