BLESSED TO BLESS
DEUTERONOMY 6:11-12 (ABP)
Once the Lord has blessed you with success don't forget to honor the Lord.
1 JOHN 3:17 (NLT)
If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We've been blessed so that we can bless.
PRAYER
Thank you, Father, for the people in my life who, at various times, provided for my needs. I regret the times I cling to my possessions and money. Open my heart and my eyes to people -- far and near -- who need something I already have. May I share out of the abundance of your love for me. 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)
