Hope for the future
My soul waits for the Lord's action -- yes, even more so than the soldier standing night watch waits for the dawn. ~ Psalm 130:6 (ABP)
But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, staying right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life! ~ Jude 1:20-2l (MSG)
KEY IDEA:
Don't waiver in your hope of a future designed and managed by God.
PRAYER:
I wait on you, Heavenly Father. With the psalmist, I admit that waiting takes endurance and patience. I often move with bold carelessness, leaving faith behind and making decisions that lead to a mountaintop without a sunrise. Keep me inclined toward the Holy Spirit's leading, where my future is secure. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
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)
