GOD IS SUFFICENT
PROVERBS 23:17 (MSG)
Don’t for a minute envy careless rebels;
soak yourself in the Fear-of-God—
That’s where your future lies.
LUKE 23:34 (MSG)
Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them; they don’t know what they’re doing.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Keep looking to God, even when you're under fire.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank you for warning me about the dangers of trusting my fears and doubts. Intercede for me, Lord. I become so easily influenced to want things that are contrary to your will. Let the envious distractions in my world grow dim. Help me to keep focused on your sufficiency throughout my day. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 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)
