Live to honor the Lord.
But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever,
and his goodness endures for all generations
of those who are true to his covenant
and who faithfully obey his commands. ~ Psalm 103:17-18 (GNT)
Above all else, you must live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. ~ Philippians 1:27 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Live to honor the Lord.
PRAYER:
Christ, you are worthy of all honor and all praise. Your sacrifice not only repairs our relationship with God but also models how to live in relationship with him and the world. I confess, though, that I have an agenda that does not always include you. I am way too concerned about enhancing my own reputation. I tend to be too self-occupied. Help me to embrace your sacrificial approach and to sacrifice my honor so that all the praise will be directed your way. I am going to live to honor you. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 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)
