Delivered From Death–Redeemed From Sickness and Poverty
Posted on April 14, 2008 | Filed Under Pastor's Desk
“Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles” (Psalm 25:22). Oh, how great was the redemption God accomplished for Israel on that night of deliverance. First, they were delivered from death. In like manner, we, too, have been delivered from eternal death, spared from hell and from being cut off from God forever.
Next, they were redeemed from sickness, because, “there was not one feeble person among their tribes” (Psalm 105:37), after many years of back breaking labor. In the same way Christ has paid for our healing, “for with His stripes we are healed” (1st Peter 2:24).
Then, the Israelites were redeemed from poverty. The went from being paupers to being prosperous overnight, and “asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and of clothing…so they plundered the Egyptians” (Exodus 12:35-36). The Lord “brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold” (Psalm 105:37), providing them with all they needed in order to live and build the tabernacle in the wilderness.
Sometimes situations in life can seem overwhelming. It can be frustrating when we follow all the rules and seemingly do not reap the rewards. The world has such a warped sense of prosperity. Prosperity is not about the abundance of things, it is about a relationship with the Living God who loves us. We must also understand that we live in body that is subject to sickness because we live here on the earth. Our bodies are subject to the challenges that we face in a fallen world.
Jesus put it this way, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). We can rejoice even in the face of adversity and we can claim a full inheritance of provision for any need we have to advance the glory of God. Our redemption is not with the blood of bulls and goats, but with the precious blood of Christ.
