Understanding
The Lord our God hasn’t explained the present or the future, but he has commanded us to obey the laws he gave to us and our descendants. ~ Deuteronomy 29:29 (CEV)
Then they (the Samaritans) said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.” ~ John 4:42 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
Understanding comes through experience with the Lord.
PRAYER:
Dear God, thank you for making yourself known -- especially through Jesus. I, too, believe that he is the Savior of the world. Help me to make him known to others. 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)
