Don't panic
No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or predictions that doomsday’s just around the corner, Because God will be right there with you; he’ll keep you safe and sound. ~ Proverbs 3:25-26 (MSG)
Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong. ~ Ephesians 6:10 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Trust the Lord to get you through the crises.
PRAYER:
Lord, I am grateful for your power. There is nothing that surprises you. There is no crisis that can mess up your plans. Yet, I worry about bad things happening -- political unrest, earthquakes, sea rise, storms... It's not that these things don't happen but that you are fully aware and you make yourself present with your people to get them through it all. Help me to trust you more and to put into practice what I know in my head. Help me to take risks and to even go into dangerous places. I'm going to be a calm and trusting follower of Jesus. 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)
