FELLOWSHIP
GENESIS 18:3 (NLT)
"My lord," he said, "if it pleases you, stop here for a while."
LUKE 19:5 (CEB)
When Jesus came to that spot, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down at once. I must stay in your home today.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God desires fellowship with all kinds of people.
PRAYER
Unassuming God, thank you for your desire to hang out with people like me. There is nothing special about me and if anything I'm the least worthy of your attention. But you continually show up anyway. Open my eyes to see your invitation and my heart to respond without hesitation. I'm looking forward to all the fellowship. 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)
