Nov. 19, 2013
I AM REDEEMED!!!
Isaiah 43:1-2 But now the Lord who created you, O Israel, says: Don’t be afraid, for I have REDEEMED you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you.
It was almost 1:00 in the morning when the phone rang. Dr. Leo Winters, the highly acclaimed Chicago surgeon, was abruptly awakened. There had been an accident and his skill hands were needed for immediate surgery.
The quickest route happened to be through a rather tough area, but with time being a critical factor, it was worth the risk. At one of the stoplights his door was yanked open by a man with a gray hat and a dirty flannel shirt. “I got to have your car!”
the man screamed, pulling him from his seat. Winters tried to explain the gravity of the situation but the man would not listen. When the doctor was finally able to get a taxi to the hospital over an hour had elapsed and it was to late as the patient had passed away 30 minutes earlier.
The nurse told him that the father of the victim had gone to the chapel wondering why the doctor never came. Dr. Winters walked hurriedly to get to the chapel and when he entered he saw the father… he was wearing a gray hat and dirty flannel shirt. (J. Utley)
Tragically the man in the gray hat, and dirty flannel shirt, had terminated the one chance he had in saving his son’s life. My friends How, many times, in our life do we terminate or eliminate the saving grace of our Savior from our lives. My friends He knocks daily,
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Rev. 3:20 Yes my friends we terminate our relationship with Christ most of the time because our schedules, and time does not fit within Christ spiritual agenda for us.
But when does REDEMPTION becomes a passion that burns from within. yes when do you say to yourself and God ” 
Your Word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones.” John 5:24 tells us Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation…
Eph 1:4-7 also tells us “FOR HE CHOOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT he predestined us for adoption to SONSHIP through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have REDEMPTION through his blood…”
”Predestined to SONSHIP through JESUS CHRIST.” As I focus on that text today, it tells me when we give our life totally over to Christ and allow Him to transforms us into His Character. It will be like having a complete blood transfusion.
Yes our defiled, and tainted blood will be completely purged of all impure elements, and then completely saturated with the saving, pure, and holy blood of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. OH MY GOD!!! Like the Prisoner who has spent years in jail and then through the process of modern technology his DNA does not match what was found at the crime scene.
And now he is found innocent of all transgressions that were brought against him. He is a free man. My friends Satan has brought charges against us before our God. But our God has claimed us as His SONSHIP, HIS CHOSEN, REDEEMED BY THE BLOOD OF HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.
I can picture God telling Satan you do remember my only Begotten Son don’t you, my only Son who defeated you at Calvary. Yes Satan He still has the scars on His Hands and feet, The imprint of that sphere is still in His side, the indentation from the crown of thorns is still on His brow. But Satan He now wears a golden crown of victory over you, and Satan my children will also ware crowns of victory one day very soon. My friends “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”
“Seems like all I can 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 said to me “son Stop fighting a fight that’s already been won” BECAUSE YOU ARE REDEEMED. (Big Daddy Weave)
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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