Judgment
Many of those who lie dead in the ground will rise from death. Some of them will be given eternal life, and others will receive nothing but eternal shame and disgrace. ~ Daniel 12:2 (CEV)
The day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life. ~ Romans 2:16b (NLT)
God, it's kind of scary to think that you are judging my secrets. I have no hope apart from your grace and mercy. It's a good thing that Christ who is involved in judging is also the one who poured out grace and mercy on the cross. He established the resurrected life and I'm going to follow him that direction. Forgive me for letting my mind wander at times. You know exactly who I am. I am confident of your fairness and mercy. 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)
