Daily Devotion

August 23, 2006

Psalms 106:44-45 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

After they rebelled against Him in the Garden of Eden, God made a covenant of redemption with Adam and Eve. This covenant declared that somewhere, sometime, a ‘son of Adam’ through an ‘Eve’ would redeem them from the death incurred by their sin (Genesis 3:15). From that day on, through Noah and the flood, Moses and the Exodus; through many conquests at the hands of neighboring nations, the story of the people of God has been a story of sin and redemption. The children of Israel would sin against God by practicing idolatry, so God would let them fall in the hands of enemies. God knew that there was still a promise to be fulfilled, so after they realized their error, He always heard their cry and sent them a redeemer. If they were desperate enough and heard this redeemer, He delivered them from their enemies.

Even today, the people of God have a redeemer to free them from their enemies. All they have to do is call upon Jesus Christ and he delivers them. Jesus, Yashua Hamashia’h, is Noah building an ark to preserve the covenant seed from a world bent on destruction; He is Abraham taking us to the Promised Land, and pleading for the nations. Jesus is Moses the mediator and lawgiver; Joshua the conqueror of the Promised Land. He is Samson, Gideon, David, and all those who came before to supernaturally redeem God’s people.

Today, Jesus Christ is the perpetual redeemer who always stands in the favor of God’s people. When we call upon Him in desperation and repentance, He is ever present to redeem us from our enemies and from the results of our sins. Who could be so foolish to neglect so great a salvation?

Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

Patrick Lumbroso
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