Galatians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
As believers in and followers of Christ, we have been redeemed.
If we have put our faith in Him and trusted Him for the salvation of our souls, then our sins have been forgiven. They have been washed away. Forgotten. Removed from us as far as the east is from the west, as the Bible says (Psalm 103:12).
Today I’d like to spend some time discussing the word, “redeemed”. I believe it’s one of the most powerful words in the entirety of God’s word.
I also believe it’s a word that has lost its power in the hearts and minds of believers.
We have almost become desensitized to what it really means. So, let’s dig in a little and see what we find.
Redeem: to buy or pay off, clear by payment, to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.). To free, liberate, rescue or save.
The scripture above refers specifically to us being redeemed from the curse of the law. In reality, though, it goes even deeper than that.
We have been redeemed from the consequences of our actions; our sin.
He bought us back. He paid for us.
We were bought at a price; a very steep price, at that.
1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV) 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
He exchanged His life for ours. That single statement is the most incredible thing, and the most difficult to truly comprehend; that God in the flesh (Immanuel, God with us) chose to voluntarily lay His life down in exchange for ours, to wipe out our sin and give us direct access to the Father, the Creator of all we see.
The implications and the ramifications of this are truly mind-blowing when we begin to comprehend it even a little.
And when we really start to wrap our heads around it, it will change the way we think about everything and the way we see everything about God and our walk with Him.
Redemption literally means that Christ purchased us from slavery to sin, and from the sentence of eternal death (eternal separation from God).
And that is what redemption means. That is what being redeemed truly means for you and for me.
Ponder on this for a while. Meditate on it. Spend some time taking it in and letting it penetrate your being.
Once you get it, you will never look at anything the same way again when it comes to your walk with God.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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