God's help
Why does God bother giving light to the miserable, why bother keeping bitter people alive,those who want in the worst way to die,and can’t, who can’t imagine anything better than death... ~ Job 3:20-21 (MSG)
Since Jesus himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested. ~ Hebrews 2:18 (NLT)
KEY THOUGHT:
God spares us so he can help us.
PRAYER:
Gracious God, I'm sure that you have saved my life more times than I realize. Why? Lead me into an ongoing awareness of your purpose for my life. Keep me tuned into the voice of Christ so that the trials which come my way are manageable. He has already proven his expertise. 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)
