The Daily Message Quotes

“At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message

“GOD made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I got my act together, he gave me a fresh start. Now I’m alert to GOD’s ways; I don’t take God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works; I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I’m watching my step. GOD rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message

“I’m asking GOD for one thing,       only one thing: To live with him in his house       my whole life long. I’ll contemplate his beauty;       I’ll study at his feet.   That’s the only quiet, secure place       in a noisy world, The perfect getaway,       far from the buzz of traffic.   God holds me head and shoulders       above all who try to pull me down. I’m headed for his place to offer anthems       that will raise the roof! Already I’m singing God-songs;       I’m making music to GOD.   Listen, GOD, I’m calling at the top of my lungs:       “Be good to me! Answer me!” When my heart whispered, “Seek God,”       my whole being replied, “I’m seeking him!”       Don’t hide from me now!   You’ve always been right there for me;       don’t turn your back on me now. Don’t throw me out,”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message: Through the Bible in One Year

“Jerusalem,”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message: Through the Bible in One Year

“There must be Someone in heaven who knows the truth about me,       in highest heaven, some Attorney who can clear my name — My Champion, my Friend,       while I’m weeping my eyes out before God. I appeal to the One who represents mortals before God       as a neighbor stands up for a neighbor.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message: Through the Bible in One Year

“When a foreigner lives with you in your land, don’t take advantage of him. Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own. Remember that you were once foreigners”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message: Through the Bible in One Year

“Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him — we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message

“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples — when they see the love you have for each other.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, The Daily Message