My Redeemer Lives

I know my Redeemer lives.

Since today is Good Friday and Sunday is Resurrection Sunday, let’s talk about Jesus and what He has done for us. Today was the day He laid down His life on the cross for you and me. In the Garden, He made that decision for all eternity. He had to willingly lay down His life, knowing what He faced. When He cried, IT IS FINISHED, those words reverberated through the ages of ages for all of mankind. He took our sins, sicknesses and diseases and poverty forever. He accomplished what He was sent here to do. He defeated satan and all of his cohorts eternally. And He did it for you and me, not for Himself. He was innocent and He took the guilt that we deserved.

Isaiah in chapter 53 prophesied to us that Jesus would bear our sicknesses, weaknesses, sorrows, pains. He would be wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement needed for our peace would be upon Him and with the stripes that wounded Him, we would be healed and made whole once again.

He redeemed us. What does that mean? He loosed us from the bondages we would encounter. We were in a jail constructed of sin, sickness and disease and poverty, and He came, gave us the key of His blood shed for us and said: Step out of the jail. I have paid the price for your freedom. You don’t ever have to be in there again. What a redemption!. Redemption is freedom. And it is not just a temporary freedom. It is freedom forever.

When Jesus died on the cross, we died with Him. When He arose from the dead, we arose with Him. When He ascended into Heaven, we ascended with Him. That is what Ephesians 1 and 2 tell us. We are in Him and He is in us when we accept what He has done for us.

Let’s read the beautiful Resurrection story together.
Matthew 28:1-10
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
And they departed quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

Mark 16:5,6
And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

Luke 24:5b,6a
Why seek ye the living (him that lives) among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen:

Because He lives, we can live also.
Hallelujah! He lives! He lives! Christ Jesus lives today.
He walks with me and He talks with me.
He is my Savior!
He is my Redeemer!
He ever lives to make intercession for me.
Let’s rejoice and give Him praise for what He has done and continues to do for us every day of our lives.