Speak out
Jerusalem, on your walls
I have stationed guards,
whose duty it is
to speak out day and night,
without resting. ~ Isaiah 62:6a (CEV)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ~ Acts 1:8 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
God has called us to go and speak out about Jesus.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for giving me a job. I want to make your message know throughout the entire word, but I am distracted by all the things happening in my life. Send your Holy Spirit on me to refocus my energy and empower me to do what needs to be done. I'm going to become your most faithful messenger. 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)
