Mighty God
Stronger than wild sea storms,
Mightier than sea-storm breakers,
Mighty God rules from High Heaven.
~ Psalm 93:4 (MSG)
Then Jesus asked the disciples, “Don’t you have any faith?”
But they were frightened and amazed. They said to each other, “Who is this? He can give orders to the wind and the waves, and they obey him!” ~ Luke 8:25 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus is the mighty God. Trust him!
PRAYER:
Mighty God, I am grateful that someone has control over the forces of nature. I'm easily frightened by the things which happen around me -- things over which I have no control. Help me to accept that you really do exercise enough control and that you always have my best interests in mind. I'm going to calmly ride out the storms. 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)
