MERCIFUL PROMISE-KEEPER
PSALM 106:44-45 (CEV)
You answered their prayers
when they were in trouble.
You kept your agreement
and were so merciful...
LUKE 1:54-55 (CEV)
He helps his servant Israel
and is always merciful
to his people.
The Lord made this promise
to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his family
forever!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Trust God's mercy, for he always keeps his promises.
PRAYER
Faithful God, thank you for making and keeping promises. I confess that I am less than faithful to you. Even when I want to live right I still mess up. Please keep your promise to be merciful to all who turn to you. I turn to you, trusting in your mercy as it was fully expressed through Christ Jesus. 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)
