
There is a Redeemer
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed His
people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for
us in the house of His servant
David;
Luke 1:68,69
From
the very beginning mankind failed His Creator,
which
in turn caused an unbridgeable gap between man and God. The
human race was abruptly cut off of the care and protection of the Lord.
Never
could
we undo the fatal error of sin. Mankind was doomed.
But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering,
and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalm
86:15
A
"helper" was needed who would bring restoration and close the gaping wound.
Thus, the Redeemer,
Jesus
Christ was sent down to earth. He was born 100% man and 100% God, so He
could reach at the human level and connect us with God.
Who
gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil
world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Galatians 1:4
The coming of Christ
to this world; His Birth in the flesh, is just the beginning of His
salvation plan for the human race. Jesus came for the whole man; body, soul
and spirit.
Redemption involves the restoration of everything which was lost by sin; all
of creation. The human race needed to be bought back and given to his
original owner... God, the Creator.
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem
us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of
good works.
Titus 2:13-14
Mankind's soul needed to be redeemed, and eventually the body to be redeemed
at the time of resurrection. This
was accomplished through the shed Blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He paid
our debt by His suffering on the cross of
Calvary
and His sacrificial death. He poured out His soul unto death.
The
LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants: and none of them that
trust
in Him shall be desolate.
Psalm 34:22
A
ransom was paid to release us from bondage to sin and from the curse of the
Law. God prepared a Redemption Plan to free us from slavery, captivity and
eternal death. Hallelujah! God,
the Creator is also the Recreator.
Who
redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness
and tender mercies.
Psalm 103:4
We are
yet awaiting the redemption of our body, which is the crowning
piece of His
Redemptive work. We
still live in an imperfect world, where satan is ruling as the prince. Satan
has a large arsenal to attack the human body, soul and mind. He is raging
war against all of God's creation. We just have to look around us and read
the Newspapers to see the global damage done.
For
we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together
until now.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the
firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting
for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Romans
8:22,23
For
this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works
of the devil.
1 John 3:8b
Jesus
Christ came as a Lamb to be slaughtered for our Redemption, but He will
return in Triumph, as the Lion of Judah. He will
come back for His Bride, which is at the Resurrection of the Saints. Our
bodies will then be glorified, as His body is. The Redemption will be
complete.
The
crown of thorns have become a crown of Glory.
And
they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open
the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 5:9
May you
be encouraged and strengthened to carry on, I pray. May our Lord enable you
to look far beyond that which your natural eyes perceive. This life is just
a stepping stone. To them that endure until the end, incomprehensible glory
is awaiting.
All
flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty
One of Jacob.
Isaiah 49:26b
Let go
of all your worries and the cares of this world, because it will hold you
down at the time when Jesus is calling you to come up.
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