God comes through
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? ~ Psalm 22:1 (CEB)
While Peter was held in prison, the church offered earnest prayer to God for him. ~ Acts 12:5 (CEB)
KEY THOUGHT:
Sometimes it feels like God has abandoned us but in his time he comes through.
PRAYER:
Lord God, thank you for your reliable presence, even during the times when we can't sense that you're with us. Forgive me for allowing the angst of those moments to swallow me. Peel away the film from my eyes so that I can see enough to trust for the rest. I'm going to call out to you no matter what. 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)
