Jesus Came to Redeem

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. – Luke 1:68

For all you procrastinators, there is only one day left to get your Christmas shopping done. Because tomorrow the stores will close their doors, the parking lots will be empty and the streets, that have been packed with shoppers, will finally be still. But the stillness will not last long because soon the stores will be filled again with people exchanging broken or unwanted presents for something different and redeeming their gifts cards for something new.

When Jesus came to earth, he came to redeem his people. One of the definitions of redeem is “to change for the better.” That is what we do when we exchange broken or unwanted gifts and redeem our gift cards. We change them for something better. And that is exactly what Jesus did for us, he came to change us for the better. He came to take away our sin; to take what is broken and unwanted within us and redeem it for something new and better. Jesus came to redeem us! Hallelujah!

Prayer: Thank you Lord for coming to take away my sinfulness and making me a new creation. I celebrate Christmas because you came to redeem me! Amen.

Faith Tip: As you redeem your gift cards and exchange your presents for something new and better, use that time to remember and reflect on how Jesus redeemed you for something new and better.

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson