REFRESHING
ISAIAH 12:3 (CEB)
You will draw water with joy from the springs of salvation.
MATTHEW 11:28 (MSG)
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Go with Jesus to recover your life.
PRAYER
God, thank you for making all things new through Christ. My life needs a refresh because I've been trying on my own to generate significance. But every time I think I'm getting somewhere, something happens and I experience a setback. So I am again turning anew to you and am looking forward to resting in you and your provision. 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)
