SUCCESS
GENESIS 39:23 (CEV)
The LORD was with Joseph and made him successful in all that he did.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:6 (CEV)
I planted the seeds, Apollos watered them, but God made them sprout and grow.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Don't fool yourself, God is the source of all that is successful.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for your involvement in our lives. Any growth I've experienced can be traced back to you. In my mind, though, I tend to focus exclusively on any effort that I might have contributed to the situation. Help me to focus on your role in the process. Not only will that keep me humble but it will bring honor to you. Amen.
*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)
