Saturday, August 23, 2014

Blessings Journaling and Thanks (Aug.22.2014e.)

2014-08-22 14:20:00

Colossians 3:17 New Living Translation (NLT)

17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. (364)

Colossians 3:17 The Message (MSG)

15-17 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

The Message (MSG)

In all I do and say, I represent the Lord--and am to give thanks... Huh.

Colossians 3:17 Expanded Bible (EXB)

17 Everything you do or say should be done ·to obey [or as a representative of; L in the name of] the Lord Jesus. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.

Expanded Bible (EXB)

Colossians 3:16-17 New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

New Living Translation (NLT)

Ephesians 5:20 New Living Translation (NLT)

20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Living Translation (NLT)

355 Col. 3:16-17.

356 Eph. 5:20

Give thanks to God for everything.

Give thanks for all.

Without exception.

"ONE THOUSAND GIFTS" BY ANN VOSKAMP READING

357 Again, Lord, thank You for Ann and 358 for her book.

Luke 17:15-19 New Living Translation (NLT)

15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.

17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.”

New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission ofTyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. (358)

Jesus healed ten lepers in Luke 17:11-14. Please go back and read that in your own Bible at this time.

Look at verse 15 now.

Only one of ten went back to Jesus Christ and praised Him and thanked Him for the healing. 359.

Now, look at verse 19. In verse 15, we read he was healed. Then, we read it again in verse 19. Why? Is it two different healings?

Wait, verse 19 says how the man's faith healed him. Hmm. What does that mean exactly? Let's read it in this version to see if we might get more clarity.

Luke 17:15-19 Expanded Bible (EXB)

15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he went back to Jesus, praising God in a loud voice.16 Then he ·bowed down [L fell on his face] at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (And this man was a Samaritan [C a shocking revelation, since Samaritans were despised by Jews].) 17 Jesus said, “Weren’t ten men ·healed [L cleansed; v. 14]? Where are the other nine? 18 Is this ·Samaritan[L foreigner] the only one who came back to ·thank [L give glory to] God?” 19 Then Jesus said to him, “Stand up and go on your way. ·You were healed because you believed [L Your faith has saved/healed you].”

Expanded Bible (EXB)

Look again at verse 19.

Your faith has saved and/or healed you. (361)

I dig deeper. It’s sozo in the Greek. Many translations render sozo as being made “well” or “whole,” but its literal meaning, I read it—“ to save.” Sozo means salvation . It means true wellness, complete wholeness. To live sozo is to live the full life. Jesus came that we might live life to the full; He came to give us sozo. And when did the leper receive sozo—the saving to the full, whole life? When he returned and gave thanks. I lay down my pen.

Our very saving is associated with our gratitude.

-- Voskamp, Ann (2011-01-04). One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are (pp. 38-39). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

So, thanks and salvation go hand-in-hand. (362)

And, the full live depends on giving thanks and counting our blessings. (363)

Whoa! Ann Voskamp points this out. Check it out:

Psalm 50:23 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

23 “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way aright
I shall show the salvation of God.”

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

372 If I offer a thanksgiving sacrifice, then God will show me His salvation.

Psalm 50:23 Expanded Bible (EXB)

23 Those people ·honor [glorify] me
who bring me ·offerings to show thanks [thank offerings; v. 14].
And I, God, will save those who ·do that [L go on my way/path].”

Expanded Bible (EXB)

373 God will save those who offer a thanks-offering.

Whoa. Offering thanks and gratitude, counting my blessings, is an essential part of my life of salvation.

374 Lord, thank You for the stirring this morning.

I need some time to process all of this. Interesting. Very interesting.

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Blessings Journaling and Thanks (Aug.22.2014e.)

Colossians 3:17 The Message (MSG)

Colossians 3:17 Expanded Bible (EXB)

Colossians 3:16-17 New Living Translation (NLT)

Ephesians 5:20 New Living Translation (NLT)

Luke 17:15-19 New Living Translation (NLT)

Psalm 50:23 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Psalm 50:23 Expanded Bible (EXB)

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