Reoriented
Joshua said, "But you still have some idols, like those the other nations worship." ~ Joshua 24:23 (CEV)
So act like people of the light. ~ Ephesians 5:8b (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
It's time to get rid of the old so you can embrace the new -- the way of the light -- which is the way of Christ.
PRAYER:
Lord, it's so easy to follow the old established patterns -- even if they are unhealthy and relationally destructve. I need help in breaking free so that I can project the light of Christ through my life. I know that you're full of life -- unlike the old idols which are life defeating. So I'm going to trust you to reoreint me in such a way that I am reflecting your lifegiving light. 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)
