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Monday, May 20, 2024

THE TEMPLE

ISAIAH 66:1 (CEB)
The Lord says:
Heaven is my throne,
and earth is my footstool.
So where could you build a house for me,


1 CORINTHIANS 3:16 (NLT)
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Nothing we do compares to what God has done, yet he chooses to use us as his dwelling place.

DAILY FODDER
What is the coolest thing about being a part of the temple of God?

PRAYER
Creator God, the works of your hands are awesome. Yet, you choose to make us your temple — which doesn't make sense because we lack awesomeness. I mean, yes, we are amazing creatures but we're also such rebellious hard-headed, and out-of-touch creatures. Fill us anew with your Spirit so that we might become an honorable and glorious temple. Indeed, all the glory circles back around to you when we're living as your temple. Amen. 

THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
     we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
     so that everything that happens here will align
     with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
     and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. 
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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