Job 19:25-27
25 But I know my living Redeemer,
and He will stand on the dust at last.
26 Even after my skin has been destroyed,
yet I will see God in my flesh.
27 I will see Him myself;
my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.
My heart longs within me.
Psalm 19:12-14
12 Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
13 Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;
do not let them rule over me.
Then I will be innocent,
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.
14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
Isaiah 44:6-7
6 This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says:
I am the first and I am the last.
There is no God but Me.
7 Who, like Me, can announce the future?
Let him say so and make a case before Me,
since I have established an ancient people.
Let these gods declare the coming things,
and what will take place.
Related Text:
Isaiah 44:24-28
Isaiah 54
Luke 24:13-36
Galatians 4:4-5
Titus 2:11-14
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God is called Redeemer because He saves people from being prisoners to the power of sin. Our sinful nature, which the Bible calls our “flesh” wants to do bad stuff. That’s why it’s called our “sinful nature”. Our sinful nature desires to sin. When we remain in Christ, He gives us the power to break out of our sinful nature, to overcome it’s desires and the temptations that we all face. Take some time to read John 15, it’s powerful stuff!
Since God cannot tolerate sin, as a sinner you must be saved, or REDEEMED, from sin’s captivity. God redeemed humanity through Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection.
Jesus’ death on the cross paid for your sins! When we believe in Christ as our Savior, we throw away our old sinful self because Jesus has made us into a new creation, a new person raised in Christ from the death of our sin as He was raised from His death on the cross. And Jesus gives us the strength and the wisdom to overcome those temptations that are always aimed at us.
He paid the price, He bought you back through His death and resurrection and rescued you (who believe) from the penalty of sin – which is death and separation from God. When you believe in what Jesus did on the cross, you are saved from being a prisoner to sin, and you receive salvation.
Be sure and ask questions if you have any questions about this topic. It is super important and super powerful.
And if you understand it all, then GREAT. Now go share it with someone who hasn’t heard it!
