Blessings
Let all that I am praise the Lord;
may I never forget the good things he does for me. ~ Psalm 103:2 (NLT)
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer. ~ Ephesians 1:3 (GW)
KEY IDEA:
There is no end to the blessings that God has for us.
PRAYER:
Praise you God, from whom all blessings flow... And there is no end to the good things you have for us. Often I am preoccupied with myself and that blinds me to what you are doing for me. I need to be relieved of preconceived notions of what a blessing should look like. Such ideas are really limiting. I'm going to celebrate all the blessings that come my way through Christ Jesus, my Savior, and Lord. 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)
