REVEALED
ISAIAH 40:5 (NLT)
Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
The LORD has spoken!
JOHN 1:14 (NTE)
And the Word became flesh, and lived among us. We gazed upon his glory, glory like that of the father’s only son, full of grace and truth.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
In Jesus God has shown himself for all to see.
PRAYER
Thank you, Great God, for stooping down to let us see you for who you are. I confess that even though I've caught a glimpse and I like what I see, that I'm easily distracted. I tend to minimize the significance of it all because I'm so busy looking around. Help me to narrow my focus so that I have a chance to really take in the glorious view. I'm going to allow what I see to change my life. 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)
NRSVue = New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (© 2021 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.) NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)
REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press) TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)