Knowing God
His names will be
Wonderful Advisor
and Mighty God,
Eternal Father
and Prince of Peace. ~ Isaiah 9:6 (CEV)
Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?” ~ Matthew 16:15 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus is an awesome mystery -- beyond our ability to totally comprehend.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are the Wonderful Advisor, the Mighty God, Eternal Father, and the Prince of Peace. Forgive me for the times that I think I know what all of that means. But you do seem to want to know occasionally who I think you are. Frankly, my over-confidence in answering reveals more about me than about you. Keep me honest and growing so that I can know you more and more. 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)
