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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Friends of God

He is the one you should praise. He’s your God. With your own eyes you saw the great and amazing things he did for you. ~ Deuteronomy 10:21 (NIRV)

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. ~ Romans 5:11 (NLT)

Lord God, I don't know what is more amazing -- the miracles of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt or the fact that through Christ Jesus you friended us. As impressive as the Exodus was, I'm inclined to think that being welcomed into your circle of friends is even more awesome. Thank you for including us -- including me. We aren't worthy but you honor us anyway. I am truly blessed. Might my life become an endless joyful praise song to you, dear friend. Amen.
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ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own 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)

EXB = The Expanded Bible (©2011, Thomas Nelson Publishing)

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)

NRSVue = New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (© 2021 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.)

REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press)

TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)

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