Cleansed
Who can say, “I’m innocent to the core;
I’m cleansed from my sin”? ~ Proverbs 20:9 (CEB)
All of us have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins. ~ Romans 3:23-34 (CEV)
God, we really are innocent to the core -- cleansed from our sin. And it has nothing to do with what we've done or how good we are. It has everything to do with your generosity expressed in Christ Jesus. Help me to not take that grace so casually. Thank you for accepting me -- even though I'm a broken sinner. And thank you for your ongoing involvement in my life -- freeing me from not just the consequence of sin but its power over me. You are good to me! Amen!
TRANSLATIONS
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)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
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)
