God is faithful
And I’ll keep on carrying you when you’re old.
I’ll be there, bearing you when you’re old and gray.
I’ve done it and will keep on doing it,
carrying you on my back, saving you. ~ Isaiah 46:4 (MSG)
God is faithful, and you were called by him to partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ 1 Corinthians 1:9 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
We can count on God to stick with us because he is faithful.
PRAYER:
Lord God, it is amazing that you would invite me to become a full partner in your operation. I am so grateful. And I know that you will remain faithful even though I struggle with doubt as I face the everyday challenges. Help me to remember how you have carried me along through both the hard and easy times. I am going to let my faith rather than my doubts 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)
