“The Lord redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.” (Psalm 34:22 NIV).
What a marvelous promise to start our day with! The term redeem means literally “to buy back.” We who have followed in Adam’s footsteps and willingly and blatantly rebelled against the God of the Universe, who declared that we would prefer death to His rule (for that is what sin says), God has graciously bought us back through the precious blood of Christ. Those who run to Him never have to fear condemnation, never have to fear final judgment.
We must, however, rid ourselves of the silly notion that this marvelous promise is completely fulfilled in this life–it is not. Those who promote the concept of prosperity preaching do a great disservice to the Gospel message and the promises of God. They are short-sighted; blind. Let us never forget that our final reward is not in this fallen world. Those who want their glory now I fear shall have it. Unfortunately they will discover that their investments were in the wrong place! Invest your riches in Heaven, that is where we who know and love Christ are headed anyway.
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