What he does
The 19th Sunday after Pentecost
I’ll make a covenant with them that will last forever, a covenant to stick with them no matter what, and work for their good. I’ll fill their hearts with a deep respect for me so they’ll not even think of turning away from me. ~ Jeremiah 32:40
Everything then depends on God’s mercy and not on what people want or do. ~ Romans 9:16 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
The good news for us is that our relationship with God is based entirely on what he does for us and not at all on what we do or want to do.
PRAYER:
Merciful God, thank you for your promises and how you have been faithful in fulfilling them. Even though I know in my mind that our relationship rests on you, I still get caught up in trying to prove my worthiness. Help me to lean soley on your faithfulness so that as you change me I'll be totally focused on obeying you. 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)
