God without peer
Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord? Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him? ~ Isaiah 40:13 (NLT)
Since we are God’s children, we must not think that he is like an idol made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t like anything that humans have thought up and made. ~ Acts 17:29 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God is in a league of his own; so don't pretend that you know enough to be his advisor.
PRAYER:
Lord God, thank you for being there for me. I confess that I'm not always the best of company. I sometimes take it upon myself to give you advice. Help me to accept my place as someone who listens and learns. I'm going to savor the fact that your ways will always be a mystery to 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)
