The Message Quotes

“James 5:16 - The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary Language

“The chosen ones of God were those who let God pursue his interest in them, and as a result received his stamp of legitimacy.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs: The New Testament in Contemporary Language

“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message//REMIX Solo with Bonus Content: An Uncommon Devotional

“GOD rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message NT w/ Ps and Proverbs Burg Leather

“I’ll call nobodies and make them somebodies; I’ll call the unloved and make them beloved. In the place where they yelled out, ‘You’re nobody!’ they’re calling you ‘God’s living children.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message NT w/ Ps and Proverbs Burg Leather

“our God! GOD the one and only! Love GOD, your God with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve got!”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message//REMIX Solo with Bonus Content: An Uncommon Devotional

“And the remainder of the Message details God’s intricate and loving plan to redeem, restore, and reconcile creation back to himself after what happened in Genesis 3.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Message//REMIX Solo with Bonus Content: An Uncommon Devotional