Confident living
A deep reverence for the Lord leads to confident living... ~ Proverbs 14:26 (ABP)
I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me. ~ 2 Timothy 1:12b (GNT)
KEY THOUGHT:
A deep reverence for the Lord leads to confident living.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for your strong protection. You alone stand against sin and evil. But often my response to your grace is fear. I fear that you won't keep your gracious promises. I fear that I am not worthy of your grace. Give me the fear of the Lord, which is the strong confidence in your goodness. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
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)
