God responds to our needs
Thank you for responding to me;
you’ve truly become my salvation! ~ Psalm 118:21 (MSG)
Jesus said to the woman, “You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace! You are healed, and you will no longer be in pain.” ~ Mark 5:34 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God responds to our needs.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for paying attention to me and responding to my needs. Forgive me for failing to notice. I've allowed my neediness to become my identity and it's hard to let that go. Stick with me and I will eventually get it. Because of Jesus I'm going to experience health. 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)
