DEUTERONOMY 6:16 (ABP)
Don't try to back God into a corner so you can manipulate him into doing your bidding.
GALATIANS 6:7 (MSG)
Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Respect God by taking his directions seriously.
PRAYER
Honorable and just God, only fools try to play you. Of course, in our sin-induced stupor, we don't always recognize that we're trying to manipulate you. As a first step toward health, help me to recognize the ways in which this kind of foolishness manifests itself in me. Then, please, energize me to follow directions. I'm determined to live a life that respects you and all that you are doing for us through Christ Jesus. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
Since 2015, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston