All people
Our God, be kind and bless us!
Be pleased and smile.
Then everyone on earth
will learn to follow you,
and all nations will see
your power to save us. ~ Psalm 67:1-2 (CEV)
By what Christ has done, God has shown us his own mysterious ways. Then when the time is right, God will do all that he has planned, and Christ will bring together everything in heaven and on earth. ~ Ephesians 1:9-10
KEY IDEA:
God's plan is to show his kindness to all people everywhere -- and all his creation.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, that in the midst of our rebellion and selfishness, you continue to love us beyond our ability to comprehend. This is a mystery too deep for us to believe. Forgive us when we forget that your saving power is for all nations. Lead us to share this good news so all will know Jesus. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
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)
