GOD GIVES
DEUTERONOMY 8:18 (ABP)
Remember your God! He’s the one who gives you the strength to thrive...
JOHN 3:27 (NLT)
No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God empowers us to thrive.
PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for the power you give to live generously. All that I have is from you and belongs to you. Teach me to use my time, talents, and treasurers wisely, giving life to others so they too may know of your goodness. Forgive me for my sometimes stingy attitude. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
*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)
