Turn to God
The Lord God is kind and merciful, and if you turn back to him, he will no longer turn his back on you. ~ 2 Chronicles 30:9b (CEV)
So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven. Then that time will come when the Lord will give you fresh strength. ~ Acts 3:19-20 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
We can have a good relationship with God if we'll only turn away from the things he dislikes and back toward him.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for your kindness and mercy. I know that I am undeserving yet you see something in me that I can't see. I confess that at times I'd rather wallow in my guilt and shame than to change. I need your help so that I can make the needed changes. And I am going to trust that you'll not only show me mercy but that you'll actually help me make the transition back to 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)
