The word “redemption” may seem like a mouthful, but it has great significance for the born-again believer. Being redeemed means we’ve been saved from the harmful, evil things in the world that aren’t from God. When we gave our lives to Jesus and made Him our Lord and Savior, our final destination went from hell to heaven. Being redeemed also has practical applications that impact our lives right now, even before we get to heaven.

Redemption is defined as clearing a debt, as gaining or reclaiming possession of something in exchange for payment. Jesus has redeemed us from the way we were before we were saved. Now that we’re in Christ, we’re new creatures; our old, sinful natures have passed away. The exchange came when Jesus went to the cross and offered Himself up as ransom to pay for our sins.

Under the law, the people were in bondage to their self-efforts to justify themselves in God’s sight, but nothing they did was good enough. They lived under the threat of multiple curses for failure to obey every rule and requirement. However, Jesus rescued us from all that endless work when He became a curse for us. Our faith in what He did through His death and resurrection moves us from being under the law to being under grace.

In addition to redemption from spiritual death, we’re also redeemed from the physical things the world thinks are normal. This includes poverty, sickness, emotional issues, and living in any kind of lack or defeat. God wants only the best for us. Agreeing with Him makes us the head, and not the tail, in life.

The redemption we have from Jesus’ blood allows us to partake of the inheritance of the saints. He has delivered us from the power of darkness, translated us into His kingdom, and forgiven us of all our sins—even the ones we haven’t committed yet. Living like this, under God’s saving grace, gives us a huge advantage in life.

Prayer:

God, before we were saved, we were under Satan’s power; now we’re under Your grace. Thank You for sending us Your Son to redeem us from the enemy’s hand and give us new lives in You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Scriptures:

2 Corinthians 5:17

Deuteronomy 28:13, 15-68

Galatians 3:10, 11, 13

Colossians 1:12-14