The eternal kingdom
The God who rules from heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never fall. ~ Daniel 2:44 (CEV)
“The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.” ~ Matthew 6:13 (CEV footnote)
KEY THOUGHT:
God intends to rule forever.
PRAYER:
Great King of Heaven, it is reassuring to know that you are on your throne. Forgive me for stressing over the crazy people who are trying to rule our country. They make me angry while distracting me from what you are accomplishing. Grant me a reassuring glimpse of your kingdom as it is unfolding. I'm going to look to you as my king and refuse to sweat over the small rulers who want to rent space in my head. Jesus is king forever! Amen!
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 I started posting these Bible verses for my spiritual formation students at Pacific Islands University. In the process of responding to the verses, I found the rhythm of looking for a common thread and writing a prayer based on that key idea to be helpful for my own soul. The prayers are more or less modeled on the TRIP method, which is what I ask my students to do in their journaling. ~ Brad Boydston
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase -- a 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)
