Seek and find
I sought the Lord and he answered me.
He delivered me from all my fears. ~ Psalm 34:4 (CEB)
Jesus told the people another story:
What will a woman do if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them? Won’t she light a lamp, sweep the floor, and look carefully until she finds it? ~ Luke 15:8 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Seek the Lord, for he has been seeking you.
PRAYER:
Lovingly God, you invite us to seek you and your agenda. I confess that I seek too many of the wrong things. Remind me of the benefits of living as a God-seeker. I'm going to be free from the fears that haunt me because you will save 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)
