GOD'S DOING
PSALM 71:16 (CEB)
I will dwell on your mighty acts, my Lord.
Lord, I will help others remember nothing but your righteous deeds.
EPHESIANS 2:10 (CEB)
Instead, we are God’s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Let this fact define how we live our lives: our successes can all be traced back to God's doing.
PRAYER
Great God, through your grace we are what we are. I confess that I get carried away with my own successes. Refocus my life so that it is a reflection of your generosity. I'm going to live according to the purposes of Christ Jesus, the one who is busy remaking my life. 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)
