The gift of life
You will eat and be satisfied, and you will live in safety. ~ Leviticus 26:5b (CEV)
Jesus said: I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest. ~ John 10:10b (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Through Jesus we have been given incredibly rich and full lives.
PRAYER:
Thank you so much, Jesus. You have given us incredibly rich and abundant lives. I for one don't always live the life I've been given. But that is no reflection on the gift. It's just that I enjoy trying to control my own life. I want to be seen as a self-made person. I know, though, that my attitude is getting in the way of living the life you've given to me so I'm asking that you'd also fix my attitude. I want to enjoy the gift of life as you have given it. 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)
