Reliable
God is no mere human!
He doesn’t tell lies
or change his mind.
God always keeps his promises. ~ Numbers 23:19 (CEV)
By his (God's Son) own mighty word, he holds the universe together. ~ Hebrews 13:3b (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
By being faithful to his own word, God holds the universe together.
PRAYER:
Powerful and faithful God, thank you for being so reliable. I wish that I were more reliable. You'd think that more of your character would rub off on me. But I'm flakey at times. So please continue to transform my life through your message of good news. I want to become a consistently reliable follower of Jesus and join with you in taking care of your creation. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 I started posting these Bible verses for my spiritual formation students at Pacific Islands University. In the process of responding to the verses, I found the rhythm of looking for a common thread and writing a prayer based on that key idea to be helpful for my own soul. The prayers are more or less modeled on the TRIP method, which is what I ask my students to do in their journaling. ~ Brad Boydston
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase -- a 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)
