STAY TRUE
JOSHUA 24:22 (CEV)
Joshua said, “You have heard yourselves say that you will worship and obey the Lord. Isn’t that true?”
“Yes, it’s true,” they answered.
COLOSSIANS 2:18 (ABP)
Don’t let anyone steal the fruit of your faith.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Stay true to your allegiance to the LORD to experience the reward.
PRAYER
God, I am your witness. You have done amazing works in my life, and yet I can easily be discouraged and question my purpose. Block the enemy from distracting me and losing my sense of identity in you. Fortify me with encouragement and inspiration to claim my place in your kingdom. Use my witness to give strength to others. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
*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)
