Jesus came to redeem us. (Luke 1:68; Galatians 3:14;
1 Peter 1:18) We willingly acknowledge that He came to redeem us (buy us back)
from the punishment of our sins, but is that truly where it ends or is there
more; much more? The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone
is in Christ, He is a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come!”
Look at the definition again- “repair or restore”. If Jesus came to ransom us
from our sins at such a great price don’t you think that He also wants to
ransom us from the things that hold us captive as a result of sin “to free from
what distresses or harms”
We accept Jesus’ salvation but daily we must accept His redemption. It is far
too easy to fall into the chains of shame and regret even as we walk out our
salvation, but to truly accept everything
Christ did for us and to walk in all
He gave us, that is becoming “the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
The song “Redeemed” by Big Daddy Weave says it all.
Seems like all I
could see was the struggle
Haunted by
ghosts that lived in my past
Bound up in
shackles of all my failures
Wondering how
long is this gonna last
Then You look at
this prisoner and say to me "son
Stop fighting a
fight it's already been won"
I am redeemed,
You set me free
So I'll shake
off these heavy chains
Wipe away every
stain, now I'm not who I used to be
I am redeemed,
I'm redeemed
All my life I
have been called unworthy
Named by the voice
of my shame and regret
But when I hear
You whisper, "Child lift up your head"
I remember, oh
God, You're not done with me yet
I am redeemed,
You set me free
So I'll shake
off these heavy chains
Wipe away every
stain, now I'm not who I used to be
Because I don't
have to be the old man inside of me
'Cause his day
is long dead and gone
Because I've got
a new name, a new life, I'm not the same
And a hope that
will carry me home
I am redeemed,
You set me free
So I'll shake
off these heavy chains
Wipe away every
stain, 'cause I'm not who I used to be
