Believing
Haven’t you brought this on yourself
by abandoning the Lord your God,
who has directed your paths? ~ Jeremiah 2:17 (CEB)
Then Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed to believe in him. “If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure." ~ John 8:31 (MSG)
SUMMARY SENTENCE Believing in Jesus is a matter of living according to what he says.
PRAYER Lord Jesus, you are the living word of God. Thank you for the direction you bring into my life. Forgive me for my cheap approach to believing that is overly casual about living it out. Have mercy on me and reset my life so that it is according to your word. I'm going to believe in you. 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)
