Commander and Chief
Lord of heavenly forces... You alone are God over all the earth’s kingdoms. You made both heaven and earth. ~ Isaiah 37:16 (CEB)
Then I saw heaven open, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True; it is with justice that he judges and fights his battles. ~ Revelation 19:11 (GNT)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord God is the only one qualified to be commander and chief over the world and judge over all creation.
PRAYER:
Lord of havenly forces, you alone are God over all the earth's kingdoms. The rulers we have are full of themselves and lack any true sense of justice. But you are driven by what is just and true. I'm so grateful to be able to look to you for leadership. Yet, I still get caught up and frustrated with all the corrupt leaders we have to put up with. I can really lose myself in anger. So please calm me down and help me to focus on trusting in your just judgment. I don't want to worry anymore. I want to live a hopeful life trusting in you the commander and chief over all the world. 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)
