Soldiers of peace
But you must prepare for battle and be ready to utter every word I command you. ~ Jeremiah 1:17 (CEB/part)
So stand with the belt of truth around your waist, justice as your breastplate, and put shoes on your feet so that you are ready to spread the good news of peace. ~ Ephesians 6:14-15 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Even though we're dressed for battle, our mission is to spread the good news of peace.
PRAYER:
Prince of Peace, thank you for enlisting me into your army. It's very tempting to act like a regular soldier and to force people to accept your agenda. Help me to march in step with you and your peace-filled ways. I'm going to be a different kind of soldier. 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)
