“Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb!”

“Redeemed–how I love to proclaim it!  Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through His infinite mercy, His child, and forever, I am.  Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed, redeemed, His child, and forever, I am.”

The  Apostle Paul had in Eph. 1:3 reminded his  readers and us that the Heavenly  Father, through the Lord Jesus, has  blessed  His children with “every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.”

But before  we can  share  in these  blessings we must be   found “In Christ.”  There is no salvation outside of the Lord Jesus (Acts 4:12).  We are also told that without the shedding of blood there is  no salvation (Heb. 9:22)

In Eph. 1:7, Paul gives us  some great insights into the  love of  God for mankind. This  verse  mentions “redemption, forgiveness and  grace” among  other truths.  Verse 8  tells us that we  receive these things in abundance. Our Heavenly Father wants  us to live  a  full life in His  Son.

We sing  songs like “There’s Power In The Blood.”  We must  never forget  how  powerful the  shed  blood of the Lord Jesus is. He  left the  splendor of Heaven to  come down to  redeem us.  He went  willingly to the  Cross and gave  Himself for us.

The  results of  trusting in the  atoning death of the Lord Jesus show that, we, through  obedience to the Gospel, can  claim redemption and forgiveness of sins.  We can enjoy  living the  Christian  life. We must be  found living the “abundant  life” to the  fullest, helping  others  escape the  power of  darkness and  find their  way into the “kingdom of the Son of His love.” (Col. 1:13-14) Praise God for the  great love of the Heavenly Father, manifested in the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ!

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The Lord Himself said that He came to give us the abundant life. We can rejoice that because of His love for us which was manifested in His coming to this sin-cursed world and dying for us that we might have life. His resurrection gives us the assurance that if we are faithful we one day will see the Lord. We shall see Him as He is. (I John 3:2)

We live in a world that is full of anxiety. Even Christians experience this feeling. But we are different from the world in that we have a Savior who loves us and cares for us. The Apostle Peter says to “cast your cares (anxieties) upon Him, for He cares for you.”            (1 Peter 5:7)

We are called to live in the world but not be of the world (I John 2:15-17) so how do we en-joy and live in the peace of God?

Our Lord told us to put Him first in all areas (Matt. 6:30). If we do this, he has prom­ised in the Great Commission to “be with us always.”

According to Philippians 4:4-7 we must live in the joy of the Lord. If we will seek His will in prayer, with thanksgiving, He will give us “the peace which surpasses all under­standing…”

We must practice mind renewal in a mindless society (Rom. 12:1-2); we must believe that He can “guard our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” So, my fellow believer, make your mind up to want everything the Lord has for you and seek true peace that only the Prince of Peace can and does bring His people!Similar Posts:

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In Eph 1:3, Paul stresses first of all that we need to be praising the Heavenly Father above all things. God wants to bestow, yea, even lavish his love and blessings on His children. He is not up there in Heaven blessing us sparingly. Jesus said that He came that we might have an abundant life in Him. We must desire all that He has for us. We must want to live the Christian life to the fullest, learning more about Jesus every day. We strive for this because we want to “grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus,” as well as encouraging our fellow believers in their walk and reaching the lost with the message of salvation.

He has blessed us “with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places IN CHRIST.” The same Greek words rendered here “heavenly places” are translated “heavenly things” in James 3:12. Since we are “citizens of Heaven,” (Phil. 3:20) we must look to the things above and not things on the earth. Our spiritual mindset must be honed in on Jesus at all times. We are but pilgrims and strangers here on earth. We sing “this world is not my home…,” and rightly so. But we are as John says in I John 2:15-17 “in the world but not of the world,” we have to have a heavenly perspective in life. That perspective comes from believing the words of Paul here in Eph. 1:3.

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