DAILY?READINGS: 2 Samuel 16-17; Jeremiah 1; Galatians 3:15-29
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:14
“How deep the Father’s love for us, how vast beyond all measure,” says a hymn. The value of the Lord’s redemption payment cannot be fully appreciated until one considers two things: the infinite worth of Christ’s blood and the depth of human sin. As another song puts it: “Oh how vile my low estate, since my ransom was so great.” Gratitude grips the hearts of the redeemed as they realize that they are liberated from Satan’s tyranny, sin’s bondage, and the grave’s terror. “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Cor. 6:20). —Keith Keyser
From sin, the world, and Satan, we’re ransomed by Thy blood,
And here would walk as strangers, alive with Thee to God. —J.G. Deck