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Friday, January 23, 2026

KING JESUS

EXODUS 15:18 (ABP)
The reign of GOD the King will be without end.

LUKE 1:33 (CEB)
He will rule over Jacob’s house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.

THE ESSENCE
The scriptures want us to recognize that Jesus is the forever king and that his kingdom has no end. 

DAILY FODDER
What are the implications of recognizing Jesus as the ultimate king? How does this impact the way that we relate to the temporal authorities of the world? Is he currently reigning as king or is this a yet to be fulfilled promise? 

PRAYER
Holy God, you rule forever and ever, Amen. Forgive me for living as though your kingdom is entirely future, and for making ungodly alliances with the rogue power-hungry regimes functioning in the world today. Help me to raise high the banner of King Jesus through the way I live and speak. I am an ambassador of your unending righteous and just kingdom. 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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