How do you view your redemption? Is it something you take for granted? Is it something you look forward to? Is it something you already have? Would knowing you have been redeemed change the way you approach your life? How so?
For those of us who have chosen to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we have been redeemed. Yet, we live in the “in between” of what has been accomplished and what is yet to be done. So, in some ways we are both redeemed and yet look forward to it.
When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, we were redeemed. Yet, as He told His apostles, “your redemption is near,” He also indicated it was to come at some point in the future. Reading the few verses prior to today’s passage, we see that Jesus states the heavens will shake and there is a foreboding over the earth.
Jesus states some will faint from fear as the earth is in distress. There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. The ocean will roar. All of creation will groan at His second coming. When He comes the second time, our redemption will be complete. We will no longer live in a broken world where sin continues but live in a perfect world where sin no longer exists.
Though we have been redeemed, in so far as we have confidence our sins are forgiven, we continue to battle those sins. As we live in this “in between” we continue to wait for the promised eternal life that is to come. When it does come, we will praise God for his wonderful plan.
I pray we all know we have been redeemed. I pray we look toward the completion of our redemption. I pray each one of us will wait with patience for the second coming of our Lord and Savior. You have been redeemed. Look to your redemption being complete. Patiently wait for Jesus return.
Luke 21:28 “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Marty Pressey 