Redeemer

I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord, that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord.

This comes at the end of a very long story about Israel's relationship with the Lord. I think I talked about this passage last year, so I'm not going to get into all the nitty gritty. It's an...interesting read.

What's great is God's redemption. I will never get tired of talking about it. I have a lot of chances to be reminded of it throughout my day. But really without God's redemption, what is the point of Christianity? Other religions offer pretty much the same package. One big difference, our God is able to wash away or sins. Our God is able to save us. We can't save ourselves. We want to think we can, but at the end of the day we are still just as evil as we were when we woke up. Who cares if we are still "mostly good". That's like being mostly dead or mostly pregnant or mostly whatever. You can't be halfway. It is black and white. I feel like without God, I am mostly evil. Yes, I know what is right and what is wrong, but the tendency to do wrong is strong. I know it's difficult to understand if you don't believe in the Bible, but if you pretend like you do, you may just see it.

Lord, praise You for redeeming me. Praise You for coming back for me. I have been an adulturous wife, but You have been a faithful husband. You have not forgotten the covenant You made with me, even if I have. You have welcomed me back, at a price, and we are right again. Praise You that it did not require a sacrifice on my part. Praise You that You sent Your Son to redeem me. I do not deserve such love, but You have freely given much more than I ever could deserve. I will not try to earn You favor, I will only try to bring You fame. You, my Father and my Husband, are my First Love, my shield, my Redeemer. I trust fully in You. Do what You will; Your will be done!

Amen. Amen. Amen.