Jesus' sacrifice
Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love!
Wipe away my wrongdoings according to your great compassion! ~ Psalm 51:1 (CEB)
Christ sacrificed his life’s blood to set us free, which means that our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because God was so kind to us. God has great wisdom and understanding... ~ Ephesians 1:7 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus' sacrifice sets us free -- wiping out the consequences of our wrongdoing and saving us from being controlled by wrongdoing.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for the sacrifice which sets us free. You did this because you were kind. And the way that you pulled it off is a sign of your wisdom. Forgive me for being too casual about what you have given. Help me to become a living breathing example of your forgiveness so that others might join the company of those experiencing your love and grace. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 I started posting these Bible verses for my spiritual formation students at Pacific Islands University. In the process of responding to the verses, I found the rhythm of looking for a common thread and writing a prayer based on that key idea to be helpful for my own soul. The prayers are more or less modeled on the TRIP method, which is what I ask my students to do in their journaling. ~ Brad Boydston
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase -- a 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)
