All people
I will praise you, Lord, for everyone to hear, and I will sing hymns to you in every nation. ~ Psalm 57:9 (CEV)
On the day of Pentecost people from many nations were gathered in Jerusalem. And as the Holy Spirit let himself loose the Apostles started to declare what God was doing. The people responded, saying, "We're hearing in our own languages about the wonderful and powerful things God is doing!" ~ Acts 2:11 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
The good news of Jesus is meant for all people everywhere -- regardless of where they live or where they are from.
PRAYER:
Lord, I want everyone, everywhere to hear the good news of Jesus. I confess, though, that my vision is way too limited. I'm too willing to settle for having my own personal experience of Jesus. Help me to see that if that experience doesn't include transmitting your message to the whole world than it is not really a genuine Jesus experience. Lord, I want to be a part of what you are doing for all people everywhere. 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)
