Rescue!
The Third Day of Christmas
Return, O Lord, and rescue me.
Save me because of your unfailing love. ~ Psalm 6:4 (NLT)
Jesus turned. He saw the woman and said, “Don’t worry! You are now well because of your faith.” At that moment she was healed. ~ Matthew 9:22 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
The all-loving Lord saves those who exercise faith and turn to him.
PRAYER:
Lord:
THANKS: Thank you for loving us so much that you save us -- even though we do not deserve saving.
REGRETS: I do not fully appreciate all that you have and continue to do for me. My devotion to you is shallow. It goes up and down depending on circumstance and time available.
INTERCESSION: Help me to be more consistent.
PURPOSE: I'm going to become a faithful follower of Jesus -- someone fully shaped by your love.
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)
