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We are redeemed

by Susan Barnes 
03/26/21
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^“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.’ He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:13-14

There’s a story of a boy who made a small boat to sail on his local lake. But he lost it one windy day when it blew away. A little while later, he saw his boat in a second-hand shop. He told the owner it was his boat, but the owner wasn’t moved. The boy had to save up enough pocket money to buy the boat.

Eventually, the day came when he could buy the boat. The ownership of the boat was transferred back to him. Now, it was twice his, once because he made it and second because he bought it back. He redeemed it.

Redemption began in the Old Testament when God freed the Israelites from slavery. He said to his people, “I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment’” (Exodus 6:6).

From a Bible perspective, redeem means to buy back what was already yours. God created us, but we went astray and were in bondage to sin. God bought us back with the blood of his Son. God would say to us, “You are twice mine.”

We had no resources to free ourselves, just as a human slave can’t buy their freedom from their master. The only hope a slave has is if someone else buys their freedom. Our only hope was if someone else would purchase our freedom.

Our hope is Jesus who bought us back with his blood.