The resources of God through the Spirit
I am the Lord All-Powerful. So don’t depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit. ~ Zechariah 4:6 (CEV)
But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ. ~ Galatians 5:5 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
The resources of God are made available to us through his Spirit.
PRAYER:
Holy Spirit, thank you for being here for us -- caring for us, empowering us, sharing divine insights with us. I don't rely on you in the way that I should. Help me to put my faith in Christ and you instead of putting faith in my ability to control my circumstances. I'm going to let you direct me. 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)
