The gift
God, you pulled me out of the grave,
gave me another chance at life
when I was down-and-out. ~ Psalm 30:3 (MSG)
Sin pays off with death. But God’s gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ Romans 6:23 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Through Christ, God extends his gift of rescue.
PRAYER:
God, I am grateful for the salvation that you secure through Christ. We were stuck in a loop ultimately paying out death. But you have intervened. Help me to embrace this gift with 100% of who I am. My life from this point on is going to revolve around the gift that you have given and which I am unpacking. 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)
