Redeemed

What made me write this post is the book I'm reading, Radiant, by Marian Jordan.
I strongly suggest reading this book if you really want to be encouraged and challenged in your faith.

The word redemption means "to compensate for the faults or bad aspects of something, to buy something back and restore it to it's original intention".

Every heart beats to be redeemed, restored to our original intention.

The Lord does just that. He knew us before we were even thought of by our parents. In Isaiah chapter 43, the Lord says "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine."

He longs to walk alongside us from the day we are born. He tells us not to fear anything or anyone because He is constantly with us, fighting for us. Through His amazing grace, Christ came to redeem us. Truly, He came to "compensate for our faults, to buy us back and to restore us to our original intention." Faith in Christ Jesus allows us to be restored, renewed, washed clean by His own blood. This is true redemption. We no longer have to live with guilt, fear, pain or worry. Christ came to show us that we are HIS, He has redeemed us and called us each by our very own name. He tells us throughout scripture that we belong to Him, that He is with us, and that He loves us with a redeeming, everlasting love. A love that will not ever leave us, one that cannot be separated from us, a love that restores us to our original intention- worshipping Him and praising Him, what we were created to do.