Seize the Moment – Day 1233
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, August 2.
It doesn’t take long to realize that today’s psalm continues to tell the story of Israel. For three psalms in a row, we have walked through three major movements of Israel’s history. Boyce highlights the relationship of these three psalms:
Thus Psalms 105, 106, and 107 form a trilogy. Psalm 105 recounts Israel’s experience from the time of God’s covenant with Abraham to the people’s entrance into the promised land; Psalm 106 tracks their unfaithfulness during that same time period and reflects the years of their exile to Babylon; and Psalm 107 thanks God for their deliverance from that exile.[1]
Psalm 107:2-3 begins with a command for all who have experienced God’s deliverance, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary and gathered from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.” To redeem means “to buy out,” specifically as in a slave being bought back from slavery. In the historical context of Psalm 107, God redeemed the people from Babylonian exile, bringing them back to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls, restore the temple, and resume right worship.
For us today, we are redeemed through the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary (Matthew 20:28; 26:28; Romans 3:22-26; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 2:14; Revelation 1:5). We were in slavery to our sin, exiled from God’s presence, and destined for the second death through the wrath of God, but Jesus Christ came and rescued us from sin and death (Romans 6:22-23; Colossians 1:13-14).
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 107, meditating upon your redemption story. Take time to reflect upon how God rescued you from sin and death through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Share your story with someone today – Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!
God bless you!
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