Forgiven
Yes, we know what sinners we are. We know we have rebelled and have denied the Lord.
We have turned our backs on our God. ~ Isaiah 59:12b-13a (NLT)
But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away. ~ 1 John 1:9 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
We can trust the Lord to be merciful.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are consistently merciful and kind. You do understand what is actually going on in my life. I acknowledge that I am an unworthy sinner in need of your mercy and forgiveness. I need to and want to change. Apart from you and your forgiveness that change will not happen. I am going to put my faith in 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)
