EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2026.
SUBJECT: REDEEMED IN CHRIST!
Memory verse: "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 vs 13.)
READ: Ephesians 1 vs 4 - 9:
1:4: Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
1:5: Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His a Will,
1:6: To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
1:7: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
1:8: Which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence
1:9: Having made known to us the mystery of His Will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
INTIMATION:
The civil law amongst the Israelites given to them by Moses in those days, was that if a man committed sin deserving death, he is to be put to death by hanging him on a tree. (Deuteronomy 21 vs 22 - 23.) Jesus was accused of committing sin of blasphemy—calling Himself God. To the Jews, this was a great crime punishable by death (Leviticus 24 vs 16). However, He was right that He is God, but the Jews never believed Him, and He was hung on the cross for the sin.
Much as He prayed the Father to forgive them that they do not know what they are doing, He knew what He did. He knew He was dying in place of the sins of the whole world, and it was for that reason He came into the world. Jesus on the cross, is the sin Jesus, the propitiation for our sin. He knew no sin, and was made sin on our behalf.
Consequently, Jesus on the cross was separated from the Father because, the Holy Father cannot behold iniquity. The separation from His Father occasioned the cry on the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" Prior to the separation, Jesus has always called God, "My Father." Jesus did not ask the question in surprise or despair. He was quoting the first line of Psalm 22. The whole psalm is a prophecy expressing the deep agony of the Messiah's death for the world's sin.
Jesus knew that He would be temporarily separated from God the moment He took upon Himself the sins of the world. This separation was what He had dreaded as He prayed in Gethsemane. The cross was the place of failure, a place of death, a place where Jesus was made sin, a place where God forsook Jesus, turned His back on Him after He had made Him sin. It was a place where Satan apparently seemed to have won a victory over the Man who had ruled him for three and a half years.
Our redemption came after He has left His body and gone to Hell; the place where the wicked should go and will go if they reject Him. There, for seventy two hours, or three days and three nights, He suffered until claims of justice were fully met, and Satan's dominance over Him ended. He has met the demands of justice. He has paid the penalty that the human race owed to justice for its sin. It was that role that the prophet Isaiah prophesied more than four hundred years before it happened:
"Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him. And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53 vs 4 - 6.)
In the passage we read today, our redemption in Christ's substitutionary sacrifice, occasioned our haven been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. This means that in Christ we have all the benefits of knowing God; (1) being chosen for salvation, (2) being adopted as His children, (3) the forgiveness of sin, (4) insight in the Word, (5) the gift of the Holy Spirit, (6) the power to do God's Will, (7) the hope of living eternally with Christ. Having an intimate relationship with Christ enables us to enjoy these blessings even now, though they are eternal not temporal hence they being in the "heavenly places."
We were chosen by God for salvation in accordance with His predetermined purposes. Salvation is therefore, totally dependent on God, and given to us by His grace, not that we by any means deserve it. The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God long before we existed. In His infinite love, God has adopted us as His children, haven "predestined us to adoption as sons." God chose us through Jesus' sacrifice, and brought us into His family and made us heirs along with Jesus (Romans 8 vs 17).
The resurrected, ascended, and seated Christ, is the One that brought life and light to the human race. When we trust in, and confess Christ, we make an exchange—our sin for His righteousness. Our sin was poured into Christ at His crucifixion. His righteousness is poured into us at conversion. This is what Christians mean by Christ's atonement for sin. God, in His infinite mercy and kindness, offered to trade His righteousness for our sin; something of inestimable value for something completely worthless. What an awesome God!
Through His death and resurrection, Christ, once for all, made His believers perfect in God's sight. At the same time, He is making them holy (progressively cleansed and set apart for His special use) in their daily pilgrimage here. We should not be surprised, ashamed, or shocked that we still need to grow. God is not finished with us. We can encourage this growth process by deliberately applying Scripture to all areas of our lives by accepting the discipline and guidance Christ provides, and by giving Him control of our desires and goals.
Prayer: Abba Father, thank You for for gift of salvation which You wrought in Christ’s substitutionary death for our sins. My blessed Redeemer, endue with the spirit of complete obedience to Christ that I may lead a Christlike life, and receive the crown of glory—eternal life with You, in Jesus Name I have prayed. Amen.
PRAISE THE LORD!
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