SOLIDARITY
ZECHARIAH 2:8 (MSG)
GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, the One of Glory who sent me on my mission, commenting on the godless nations who stripped you and left you homeless, said, "Anyone who hits you, hits me—bloodies my nose, blackens my eye..."
ROMANS 8:33 (CEV)
If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring charges against them?
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God stands in solidarity with his people.
PRAYER
Great God, thank you for being on my side. I confess that I worry a lot. I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle the challenges that I'm facing. Calm my fears with greater awareness of your power and of your solidarity with your people. I'm going to move forward with less worry and fear. 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)
