Righteous salvation
It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation!
It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save! ~ Isaiah 63:1b (NLT)
So now the righteous requirements necessary for life are met for everyone through the righteous act of one person... ~ Romans 5:18 (CEB)
Lord, thank you for using your power to save us. I benefit from the actions of Jesus. There is nothing I can do to have a good relationship with you. I can't read my Bible enough. I can't treat people well enough. I can't stop my bad habits. I'm glad that you don't look at my righteousness (or lack thereof) to keep a relationship going with me. You look at Jesus -- his success is credited to us -- to me. Forgive me for trying so hard to prove myself when you have done all the proving. I want to live right -- because you're living in me and it would be honoring to you. 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)
