"Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel. I will help you”— this is the Lord’s declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel."
~Isaiah 41:14
As we come now to the next name in our names of God series, we come to one that might seem at first to go without saying - the name "Redeemer". Of course our God is the Redeemer. That's basic theology 101 or gospel 101. We know He is the One Who saves, we know Jesus paid the price for our sins.
But sometimes it is the most basic of all theological tenets that we most need to be reminded of, that we most need to revisit for its implications in our daily lives. So, today, we return to the truth that the Lord is our Redeemer, and we immerse ourselves in that beautiful truth.
As Paul tells us in Romans, the wages of sin is death. Because of our sin, we owed a debt to the God we betrayed. But the beautiful, good news of the gospel is that Jesus - God in flesh - came down to earth to die on our behalf, that He might redeem us, pay the debt that was owed, and declare us free and clear.
While we may have heard this truth many times over and been acquainted with it for years, it never ceases to be amazing that the very God we had sinned against became, Himself, the ransom needed, the debt owed, so that we wouldn't have to pay that debt after all. That is amazing grace! That is amazing love!
May we rejoice in this reminder today and relish all that it means for us.
Reflection Questions:
1) Do you find it easy to take this truth for granted or to forget the depth of love it portrays? What can you do to have your wonder restored regarding this truth?
2) What does it mean to you personally that the Lord is your Redeemer?
3) What does the depth of the price Jesus paid reveal as to how deeply He loves you?
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