Friday, March 17, 2023

INTEGRITY

JEREMIAH 5:3 (ABP)
GOD, I know that when you examine your people you're checking for integrity.

LUKE 16:10 (NLT)
If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
As you measure success in your life make sure that integrity is a part of the criteria.

PRAYER
Faithful God, you're looking to refill your world with truth and justice. And you're looking to your people to follow Christ in establishing a beachhead for a kingdom where faithfulness and integrity are the norm. I apologize for falling short of my portion of the assignment. I'm too easily sucked into the agenda of the enemy. Forgive me and give me a new passion for your kingdom -- starting with faithfulness in even the smallest of things. May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

GOD IS LOVE

DEUTERONOMY 32:10 (ABP)
God protected his most loved people.

1 JOHN 4:16 (ABP)
God is love. As long as we contnue to love others we continue to be connected to God and he'll be connectd to us.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God goes to great lengths to maintain a connect with those he loves and when we do likewise it's an indication that our connection with him is strong.

PRAYER
Loving God, as mere mortals we can't grasp the depth and breadth of your affection. Yet we don't even tap into what we do realize because we don't prioritize connecting with you. Increase my awareness of your love so that I can become more loving and strengthen my connection with you. 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.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

SUPERGLUE

PSALM 117:2 (ABP)
Because God’s unrelenting love or us is SuperGlue strong, his attachment to us lasts forever! So praise the Lord!

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3 (NLT)
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Praise the Lord because his love and compassion for us is permanent.

PRAYER
God, I'm grateful that nothing can thwart your love or us. Even when we ignore you or turn against you, you continue to love us. Forgive me for failing to respond in kind. I need your patience so that I can grow into who I am as your much loved child. In the meantime I'm going to praise you! 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.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

GOD'S GLORY

ISAIAH 66:18 (MSG)
I’m going to come and then gather everyone—all nations, all languages. They’ll come and see my glory.

2 CORINTHIANS 4:6 (NLT)
For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Through Christ, we catch a glimpse of God's glory and that changes everything for the world.

PRAYER
God, you created light where there was only darkness. And that shows us who you are and what you're made of. And even though through Christ you've flooded my life with your light, there are still times when I gravitate toward the darkness. Maybe it's just curiosity or maybe it's something deeper and more systemic. Whatever it is, continue to shine your light into my life so that I see your greatness. I want to share your glory with everyone everywhere. 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.

DAILYTEXTS.ORG

*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS

The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 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)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

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

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)

NRSV = New Revised Standard Version (© 1989 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.)

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