Right pursuits
Those who pursue justice and kindness
will find what they seek -- along with life and honor. ~ Proverbs 21:21 (ABP)
God’s kingdom isn’t about eating food and drinking but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. ~ Romans 14:17 (CEB)
KEY THOUGHT:
If you really want to live a full life pursue the things which are consistent with God's agenda.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for the gift of new life which is ours when we are connected to Christ the Life. I confess that I often pursue a lot of weird things to try and make my life better. Help me to narrow my focus so that I am pursuing only those things which are consistent with your agenda for the world and for my life. I'm going to make my life about pursuing righteousness and kindness. 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)
