Love and obey
My God, I want to do what you want.
Your teachings are in my heart. ~ Psalm 40:8 (NCV)
Loving God means obeying his commands. And God’s commands are not too hard for us... ~ 1 John 5:3 (NCV)
KEY IDEA:
Love of God that counts involves allowing him to shape the way we live.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for all of the instructions you give us. I'm slow to catch on but if you'll help me I'm sure that your love will make me more loving in how I think and live. I'm going to allow your direction, which comes to us through your story, to shape my life. 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)
