Unending generosity
I’ll remember the covenant I made with you when you were young and I’ll make a new covenant with you that will last forever. ~ Ezekiel 16.60 (MSG)
The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. ~ 1 Peter 5:10 (MSG)
KEY THOUGHT:
The suffering won't last forever but God's generosity will.
PRAYER:
God, I am comforted by the thought of your unending faithfulness. It's tempting to allow the various challenges I face to swallow me. Prop me up because I can't stand on my own. I'm going to celebrate your faithfulness by living faithfully. 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)
