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Day 9—The Day of Redemption

HALLELUJAH! I am redeemed!

“JEHOVAH GOELEKH”

(The Lord thy redeemer - Isaiah 49:26 & 60:16)

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons”                                      Galatians 4:4 & 5                                                             English Standard Version (ESV)

Read Isaiah 49 & Galatians 4

Even though it has been many years ago, whenever I heard the word redemption, I remember the redemption centers for those S & H Green stamps that people used to collect. 

To summarize the entire process; whenever you would make a purchase at most Food Markets you would receive S & H Green Stamps.   You would paste the stamps in little books; then take the booklets to the Redemption Center where you would exchange them for something of value.

The stamps were just worthless paper, but when you took them to the redemption center, they would be traded for an item whose value was far greater that mere paper.

So it is with us. In our sin nature, we were nothing short of mere paper; just dirt, just clay, just dust; just a blob of useless worthless nothing.  However, God; because of His unconditional love for us has the power to convert, to trade, to exchange and to forever “buy back” our souls!  Jesus was sent to release our souls FROM (the bondages their former state) and release them TO (their new position of authority in the Lord).

There’s a hymn (for those of you who are still be blessed to sing them!), which says:

Redeemed -how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy, His child, and forever, I am.

Redeemed, Redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed, Redeemed, His child, and forever, I am.

So on today, let us reflect on all that the Lord has permitted us to accomplish; however great or small.  Let us realize - had it not been for our “JEHOVAH GOELEKH” we would be nothing more than mere “S & H Green Stamps” - with no future or hope.

As Jesse Dixion wrote:

I am redeemed, bought with a price; Jesus has changed my whole life.

If anybody asks you, just who I am, Tell them I am REDEEMED.

Where there was hate, love now abides, where there was confession, peace now reins

I’m walking with Jesus; I’m a child of the King. All because I AM REDEEMED!

I decree and declare that it is so…..  In the name of Jesus – Amen.