“Christ has redeemed us from the
curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is
everyone who hangs on a tree.’)”—Galatians 3:13
The root word of “redemption” is “redeem” and it means to buy back - to get back – to free from what
harms – to free from captivity by payment of a ransom – to free from the
consequences of sin – to restore humankind to the place and position they had
before sin entered – in other words to reestablish
God’s original idea.
We, as God’s people, must recognize
that when we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior that are sinful nature is
changed from death to life; however, the habits that we had before our
salvation experience has not been redeemed—they
must be changed. For example,
someone could have the habit of lying before they were “born again” they will continue to have that habit after their
salvation experience until the habit attitude is changed. “Sin
shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace”
(Romans 6:14).
We exercise our redemption status when we believe more in grace than we do
sin. Habit attitudes can only be changed
through the knowledge of redemption.
That is why I say that Redemption
is a matter of the cross.
Today, reflect on the habits in your
life. Make sure that the message of
REDEMPTION is applied to every habit.
Prayer—Father,
I thank You for Your grace and the knowledge of redemption in my life to change
every habit that does not reflect the message of the cross, in Jesus Name.
Amen.
