Powerful God
Everyone, both far and near,
come look at what I have done.
See my mighty power! ~ Isaiah 33:13 (CEV)
Since God did not hold back on us, but gave up his very Son for us, how can you think that he would turn stingy in lesser matters? ~ Romans 8:32 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
Consider the great things that God has done for you and let that realization change who you trust and what you trust God to do.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for sending your Son into the world to free us from bondage to evil. You have used your power to set us free! How is it, then, that I live as though you are powerless. I let fear take over and re-capture me. Help me to trust you so that I can let go of the fear. 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)
