Pastor Chris
But of him are ye in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and
sanctification, and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30).
The word "redemption" in our opening verse means
"riddance." Riddance is translated from the Greek word
"apolutrosis," which refers to being brought out of trouble.
Therefore, Christ being our redemption, actually means He’s our deliverance;
just like He said in Psalms 50:15, "…call upon me in the day of trouble: I
will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me."
It doesn’t matter the trouble you’ve gotten into, Christ is your
riddance; He’ll rid you of your troubles. Proverbs 11:8 says, "The
righteous is delivered out of trouble...." Christ is your ransom. O, how
wonderful this is! Read this comforting and assuring words from the Lord Himself
in Isaiah 43:2-5: "When thou passes through the waters, I will be with
thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walks
through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon
thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:… Since
thou was precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved
thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not:
for I am with thee…."
The Lord is obligated to save you. He’ll help you out of any quagmire,
not because you prayed hard enough or were good enough, but because you
have a ransom in Christ Jesus. He makes up for your errors. Every mistake,
every sin, has been laid to His charge.
Sometimes, people look back at their lives and say, "Well, it’s
because I made a blunder that this calamity happened to me"; no! You don’t
have to wallow in regret any more about your sin, mistakes and errors;
understand that Christ has been made your riddance. You don’t have to carry the
weight of self-condemnation and guilt. You’ve paid in Christ for all your sins,
mistakes, and errors.
Jesus didn’t just take care of your sins at Calvary, He also took care
of every single mistake you’d make, including the ones on the job. So when you
make a mistake, or get into trouble, be bold to call on Him; He’s not
intimidated by your troubles. No wonder the Psalmist said, "But I will
sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou
hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble" (Psalm 59:16).
Confession
It doesn’t matter what trouble I get into: one
thing is certain, I’m coming out of it. It doesn’t matter what proclamation is
made against me, they’re to no effect, because Christ is my riddance. He rids
me of trouble and plucks my feet out of the miry clay.
f u r t h e r s t u d y: Psalm 91:1-12;
Colossians 1:27
Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Ephesians 4:17-5:1-2, Isaiah
1-2
2 Year Reading Plan : John 1:35-42 1 Kings 3
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