Peace
And he will be the source of peace. ~ Micah 5:5 (NLT)
I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with peace. May the Lord be with all of you. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Expect peace to flow from the Lord.
PRAYER:
Lord, your very presence establishes peace in the midst of a conflicted world. Yet we're so dense that we try to make peace through every way but the obvious. Help me to be an agent of your peace. Give me the words to proclaim your presence and declare the arrival of your unique approach to peace. I'm going to be a Jesus-defined peacemaker. I'm going to be an instrument of your blessing. 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)
