GOD'S PERSISTENCE
ISAIAH 41:9 (NLT)
You are my servant. For I have chosen you
and will not throw you away.
ROMANS 11:1 (CEB)
So I ask you, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God persistently loves his people -- even when they are wayward.
PRAYER
God, our refuge, thank you for choosing me to be your servant. Hide me in the shadow of your safety. I regret the way I can wiggle out of your hands, rebellious, and discouraged. Forgive me and corral me with your gentle way into claiming my place as chosen in your kingdom. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
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)
