Abundance
The Lord kept the promise that his prophet Elijah had made, and she did not run out of flour or oil. ~ 1 Kings 17:16 (CEV)
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. They all ate as much as they wanted. ~ Mark 6:41-42 (NLT)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
The Lord provides.
PRAYER
God, you are exceedingly generous. Forgive me for worrying over whether there will be enough. I've embraced a mindset of scarcity. Help me to relax and accept your mindset of abundance. I'm going to trust you to provide exactly what I need when I need it. 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)
