Stand by me
Those who know you, Lord, will trust you;
you do not abandon anyone who comes to you. ~ Psalm 9:10 (GNT)
Paul writes: But it doesn’t matter—the Master stood by me and helped me spread the Message loud and clear to those who had never heard it. ~ 2 Timothy 4:17a (MSG)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord is faithful and stands by his people.
PRAYER:
Lord, I'm thankful that you are so reliable. You call us to serve alongside you. You will not abandon me. I know that you are always present -- that I am never out of your sight. Please give me the confidence to trust you even more. I want to be a bold witness calling others to trust you, too. 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)
