Faithful
The Lord your God turned that curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you. ~ Deuteronomy 23:5 (CEB)
If we are not faithful,
he will still be faithful.
Christ cannot deny
who he is. ~ 2 Timothy 2:13 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Trust Christ because he is faithful and his love for you can't be derailed.
PRAYER:
Lord God, you are totally faithful. Christ Jesus proves it! Thank you for loving me so much that you include me in the salvation that he secured through the cross and the resurrection. You didn't let the opposition you experienced turn you off to people. I need to be more faithful to you. But I am confident that because I am plugged in to you and your faithfulness I will be changed into a totally faithful person. 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)
