“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.” Ephesians 1:7-8a NIV
In Him we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. Only through Jesus can we be saved, can we find redemption. We can not get redemption any other way.
Why do we need redemption? Because we are born into sin. Sin is a transgression against divine law, law that God has put into place. Not one of us can escape sin on our own and if we choose to live life here on earth in sin then we are choosing to live life after death separated for eternity from God.
The devil wants us to continue to live life captive to sin, rejecting Jesus as the Savior, the only One who can save us. If we choose to reject Jesus, then we are choosing to spend this life and the life after we die our physical death here on earth, in torment with the devil.
The other option is to choose to accept Jesus as our Savior and choose to spend life free of being captive to sin. Captive to sin no longer we are free to love Jesus, love others, and love ourselves the way that God intended us to love. With forgiveness we are able to build and grow a relationship with God, not based on fear but on love.
Our forgiveness, our redemption came with a heavy price though. It was only through His blood that our eternal cleansing was able to take place. Think about that for a minute….Jesus didn’t just say some words and we were redeemed, no He gave up His life for us so that the ultimate and final price was paid for our sins. He then took the power that the devil has over us and death away from him, enabling us to choose which life we want to live.
Which life do you want to live? One captive to sin and ending in eternal torment with the evil one, or one free from sin, devoted to Jesus, forgiven of your sins, and resulting in eternal life with God in heaven?
The choice really is yours!!! Which one do you choose today?