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Redemption
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Unlocking the Door to Freedom
READ: Ephesians 1:1-14
KEY VERSES: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness
of sins; according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward
us in all wisdom and prudence. –Ephesians 1:7-8 (NKJV)
I can’t imagine how some prisoners must feel being locked up in jail for life.
Prisoners are in jail because they have committed some crime that has put
them behind bars. Many are locked up and locked out from all the freedoms
they used to enjoy. This is no way to live an abundant life.
When I think about my own life, the Holy Spirit reminds me that I used to be in
that same predicament. While I was not in a jail cell, I was held in bondage by
sin in my mind, body and spirit. No key could unlock the door to my freedom
except the key of God’s amazing grace. My redemption – that is my freedom –
has come through Jesus shedding His blood on Calvary. Christ redeemed me
from all my sins and He redeems everyone who puts his or her trust in Him.
It is not necessary to be locked up or locked out. You, too, can live a life
redeemed by the cleansing and sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ.
–Rev. Faye S. Gunn
LOOKING WITHIN: How are my sins holding me captive? What do I need to
do to experience God’s redeeming love?
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for the sacrificial death that Jesus
Christ paid for our redemption. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
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