GOD ALONE
2 CHRONICLES 25:8 (MSG)
God and God only has the power to help or hurt your cause.
ROMANS 8:34 (NLT)
Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God alone has the power to turn our situation into a success.
PRAYER
God, I appreciate how you advocate for us -- for me. Even when I'm clearly in the wrong you're still there making my case on the basis of what Christ Jesus has done. Forgive me for assuming that I have the power to make things right and help me to grasp the wonder of your mercy and grace. I'm going to look 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)
