I often read my bible in the
mornings. The NIV version is what I have. But sometimes a phrase will catch my
eye and I want to see how it is written in other versions. We are fortunate
that we can just jump onto the computer and with a stroke of a key or two, many
various translations pop up on the screen. So this morning, I was reading about
John preparing the way in Luke 3. Verse 16:
(NIV) …. But someone more
powerful than I will come…
(LB) … someone is coming soon
who has far higher authority than mine…
(AMP)… He Who is mightier
than I is coming…
(GNB)… someone who is much
greater than I…
(NLT)… someone who is
greater, so much greater…
You get the idea? You read
that same phrase, that same concept over and over and it starts to settle down
in your mind. It starts to take root. What wonderful good news these few little
words bring! And I am reminded of a song that proclaims: Hallelujah! He is
coming! Hallelujah! He is here!
Further along in today’s
reading, I find Jesus healing many. Look up Luke 4:36 and find even more hope:
With authority and power He
gives orders to evil spirits and they come out!
The Message says it like
this: Someone whose words make things happen. Someone who orders demonic
spirits to get out and they go!
You got demons? You got bad
habits, bad attitudes, bad defaults that you just can’t shake? Feeling chained,
bound, unable to change? Read the words of Luke 3:16 and 4:36 again proclaiming
the power of Jesus. And He’s the same yesterday, today and forevermore.
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