Blessing Our Community - Day 48
DAY 48 - Thursday, May 17, 2024
Galatians 3:14
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Scripture Insights
Several years ago, I heard the firsthand-account story “Let My People Go,” by Cal Bombay of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In an unnamed, war-ravaged nation, slavery was a way of life. People in the north captured women and children from the south—many of them Christian—and sold them as servants and concubines. The stories were devastating. Bombay shared the heartrending, sometimes infuriating account of the 1997 mission to return the slaves to their southern homeland, to buy or to redeem them, and to set them free again in the name of the Lord.
The word “redeem” literally means “to buy back.” Jesus’s death redeemed not only Abraham’s descendants but also every nation (see Genesis 12:3). The blessing given to Abraham is something far more precious than prosperity or honour; it is the blessing of a right standing with God through faith. This same blessing is for all who would by faith come to Jesus Christ! What freedom!
Church, this blessing we are given is too spectacular to keep within our own walls. We must share this good news of redemption with our neighbours, that they too may be blessed by right standing with God! Can you testify to receiving such a blessing?
Today’s Prayer
Precious Saviour, may your sacrifice for our redemption not be forgotten. Holy Spir- it, we receive you by faith. Father, give us the opportunity and the boldness to share this blessing with those who hunger for such good news.
What is the Spirit saying to you today?
—Rose Brower-Young
CotN District Superintendent, Canada West
Galatians 3:14
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Scripture Insights
Several years ago, I heard the firsthand-account story “Let My People Go,” by Cal Bombay of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In an unnamed, war-ravaged nation, slavery was a way of life. People in the north captured women and children from the south—many of them Christian—and sold them as servants and concubines. The stories were devastating. Bombay shared the heartrending, sometimes infuriating account of the 1997 mission to return the slaves to their southern homeland, to buy or to redeem them, and to set them free again in the name of the Lord.
The word “redeem” literally means “to buy back.” Jesus’s death redeemed not only Abraham’s descendants but also every nation (see Genesis 12:3). The blessing given to Abraham is something far more precious than prosperity or honour; it is the blessing of a right standing with God through faith. This same blessing is for all who would by faith come to Jesus Christ! What freedom!
Church, this blessing we are given is too spectacular to keep within our own walls. We must share this good news of redemption with our neighbours, that they too may be blessed by right standing with God! Can you testify to receiving such a blessing?
Today’s Prayer
Precious Saviour, may your sacrifice for our redemption not be forgotten. Holy Spir- it, we receive you by faith. Father, give us the opportunity and the boldness to share this blessing with those who hunger for such good news.
What is the Spirit saying to you today?
—Rose Brower-Young
CotN District Superintendent, Canada West
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