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Saturday, May 27, 2023

SOLIDARITY WITH THE UPRIGHT GOD

DEUTERONOMY 32:4 (ABP)
GOD is totally reliable, without an ounce of deceit, 100% upright and just.

1 JOHN 3:24 (CEV)
The Spirit he has given us is proof that we are one with him.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's Spirit in our midst is proof that we are in true solidarity with him and his justice agenda for us and the world.

DAILY FODDER
When we act God-like it is proof that we are in solidarity with him. What does it mean when we have no energy for right-living and pursuing God's version of justice?

PRAYER
Faithful and true God, you don't ever disappoint me. I, on the other hand, am full of disappointment. Release your Spirit to move freely in my life, erasing all the disappointment. I obviously can't live a Christ-life on my own. But I'm aiming to stand in solidarity with you on everything. 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.

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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)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

ERV = Easy-To-Read Version (©2006, World Bible Translation Center)

EXB = The Expanded Bible (©2011, Thomas Nelson Publishing)

GNT = Good News Translation (©1992, American Bible Society)

MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)

NCB = New Catholic Bible (©2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp.)

NCV = New Century Version (©2005, Thomas Nelson Inc)

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)

NRSVue = New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (© 2021 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)

REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press)

TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)

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