Conquer evil
Don’t let me drift toward evil... ~ Psalm 141:4 (NLT)
Don’t be defeated by evil, but defeat evil with good. ~ Romans 12:21 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Defeat evil by doing good.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for retraining evil in the world. It could be a whole lot worse than it is. I even underestimate my own participation in things which are evil. Enlighten me regarding those things in society which are rooted in evil and show me how to overcome them with the good that Jesus is doing through me. I'm with you in conquering evil -- whether it is in me or the rest of the world. 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)
