Redeemed You Are Bought Back Better | Galatians 3:13-14

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.— Galatians 3:13-14

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"Redeemed" is such a good word. It's a marketplace term that means "to buy back."

In context, we picture our impossible "debt" exposed by the law and evidenced by our sin, which leaves us subject to a curse that we cannot "pay." Yet, there is a standing covenant made by God. God promised a blessing to Abraham. This blessing comes through the promised Messiah, given by God, who will pay our debt—one we could not pay. As a result, his Son became the curse for us, "buying us back" for himself.

Our improbable penalty required a divine payoff. The debt was so expansive that God could make the only possible payment. It must be paid for all sins in all time, past, present, and future. Only God could afford "to buy us back." The payment—his Son. "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).

This payment is a great exchange. Jesus pays our curse with his life. He dies sinless as a sacrifice for our sins. The curse on us is lifted. We become God's righteousness. On top of all this, we receive the promised Holy Spirit. But all this hinges on one thing—and it's not our works—it's faith.

In simpler terms, Paul is saying that you cannot build back better; you have to be bought back better, which is only possible by confident faith in what God did on that old rugged Cross.

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ASK THIS:

How does understanding the concept of redemption change your perspective on your own worth and value in God's eyes? In what practical ways can you express gratitude for Christ's sacrifice and redemption in your daily life?

DO THIS: Believe it. You are brought back better by Jesus.

PRAY THIS: Lord, thank you for the incredible gift of redemption through your Son, Jesus Christ. Help me to live each day in gratitude for this amazing act of love and to share the hope of redemption with others. Amen.

PLAY THIS: Old Rugged Cross.