Redeemed by the Lamb
1 Peter 1:17-21 (NIV) 17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
Repentance, redemption, restoration—oh how I love those words!
Repentance is more than being sorry, it is turning away from our sins and toward the One who exchanges our sin for our salvation.
Redemption is the act of Jesus buying us back from our sin-state with His very own blood.
Restoration is the act of Jesus bringing us back into a right relationship with God our Father.
And here is the defining moment—all of this was established before the earth was even created. God made a way for each of us through Jesus Christ, who was “born to live, born to die, born to sacrifice His life, born to be the spotless lamb that would save the souls of man.”
May we turn each day to the One who loves us completely, knowing and believing that only Jesus can bring the peace we need, only Jesus can bring healing and restoration.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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