Good Savior
Yes, I will sing to the Lord
because he has been good to me. ~ Psalm 13:6 (CEB)
Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! ~ Luke 1:46-47 (NLT)
Lord:
THANKS: Like all those people from long ago, you have been good to me and my family. I am especially thankful that you sent Jesus into the world to save us -- to change the course of history -- to make things right.
REGRETS: I am concerned, though, that at times I get so caught up in the frustration of life, that I end up thinking mostly about myself. It's like you save me but I don't really notice.
INTERCESSION: Please give me a fresh passion for singing your song.
PURPOSE: I'm going to make a list today of all the good things you're doing for me. Maybe I'll even write a song.
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)
