Obedience
The Lord treasures the people
who honor him,
the people who wait for his faithful love. ~ Psalm 147:11 (CEB)
Jesus said: Whoever does God’s will is my brother, sister, and mother. ~ Mark 3:35 (CEB)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus' "family" consists of all those who are actively living out his agenda.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for including me in your kingdom. Forgive me for being casual about your agenda. I easily let it slide when it's inconvenient or feels uncomfortible. Might your kingdom come and your will be done -- starting with the transformation of me. I want to honor you with my obedience. 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)
