Knowing God
Why should the nations ask,
“Where is your God?”
Our God is in the heavens,
doing as he chooses.
~ Psalm 115:2-3 (CEV)
God’s eternal power and character cannot be seen. But from the beginning of creation, God has shown what these are like by all he has made. ~ Romans 1:20 (CEV)
SUMMARY SENTENCE:
Don't bother second-guessing God; he's already shown us all we need to see.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for setting up my life in the midst of your wonderful creation. I confess that I act like I know more about you and your creation than I do. I even fool myself into thinking that I know more than everyone else -- including you. Use the mysteries to drive me to know you better through what you have revealed in nature, the prophets, and Christ himself. 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 -- 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)
