God wins!
The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm. ~ Exodus 14:14 (NLT)
But in all these things we win a sweeping victory through the one who loved us. ~ Romans 8:37 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Ultimately, we expect that God and his ways will come out on top -- and that means we will be victorious if we stay close to him.
PRAYER:
Powerful God, thank you for looking out for me -- even though I try too hard. I get anxious and forget to trust that you win! Please grant me the inner calmness that comes from being close to you. I am going to relax and let you prevail. 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)
