Stay true
So it’s paramount that you keep the commandments of God, your God, walk down the roads he shows you and reverently respect him. ~ Deuteronomy 8:6 (MSG)
But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. ~ 2 Timothy 3:14 (NLT)
KEY THOUGHT:
Stay true to the good news message that the apostles and prophets originally delivered.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for your message. I confess that I am not conistent in the way that I apply your directions. My attention is short and sporadic. But for some reason you remain true to your word and you continue to love me. Help me to more consistently embrace your message so that my life brings honor to you. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 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 — 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)
