A Woman's Heart: Redeemed!
Recently my husband had to go to redeem property that belonged to us. Even though the town official tried to delay the redemption it is impossible to deny the redemption. The reason being is that the property belongs to us. The incident took me back to my own spiritual redemption, reminding me that I belong to Christ.
I was once like the property seemed to be lost, soul unclaimed, giving away my heart to my own pleasures and desires. I never thought once that I was chosen to belong to Christ and He was my Redeemer or that He loved me, even though I went to church on a regularly basis. The me Before Christ (BC), the redeemed me is definitely different than the me After Christ (AC). But I was lost and unable to do anything that God promised; because just like the property does not know the owner; I did not know the depth of God's love and promise for my life.
I realized that going to church was what I knew and what was expected, but I was not truly a believer until I was 24 years old. At 24 years old I was lost, alone and disillusion about life with no home to call my own. I was broken up about my sin, believed that God could not possibly love me, and I really did not know how to do better. So again, I did the only thing I knew, I went to church.
However, that particular day in church I heard that God looked beyond my faults (my sins) in saw my needs. I had many needs at that time and money was the least of them. But that day the Holy Spirit through that song turned my heart from cold and lost to warm and redeemed. I changed that day by the power of a song through the Holy Spirit, and after church God sent someone to meet me with encouragement and money so I could feed my kids. I wept for I realized at that point how far lost I was. I believe this is the reason why I love to worship with music today before I preach. I believe a person life can be changed by the power of the Word, whether spoken or sung it does not matter;
Today I still follow hard after God, but the difference is I know that I am His (redeemed) and I know that He loves me, for now I can rest in the words of Paul, the apostle in the book of Roman 8:35-39 (NLT) "Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death? (Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.") No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. "
So today I wish nothing more for you to be redeemed and rest in His love. No more fears and no more tears. Trust him and believe God. Abraham believed God and God blessed him and met his needs. We are daughters and sons of Abraham through Jesus Christ. God has met my needs more than I can ever ask or think. I am no longer alone, I have been married for almost 30 years and I have four beautiful adult children who love and believe in Jesus, and yes I have a home! So God is good and He will redeem you from the hands of the enemy.
Father, I ask for those that read this that they will know that you have redeemed them from the enemy of their soul. I ask that you will give them their daily portion including wealth, wisdom and protection. I pray that you would keep them from temptation, worthless companions, and the evil one. In Jesus the Christ Name I pray, Amen.
For Him Only,
Pastor Patricia
I was once like the property seemed to be lost, soul unclaimed, giving away my heart to my own pleasures and desires. I never thought once that I was chosen to belong to Christ and He was my Redeemer or that He loved me, even though I went to church on a regularly basis. The me Before Christ (BC), the redeemed me is definitely different than the me After Christ (AC). But I was lost and unable to do anything that God promised; because just like the property does not know the owner; I did not know the depth of God's love and promise for my life.
I realized that going to church was what I knew and what was expected, but I was not truly a believer until I was 24 years old. At 24 years old I was lost, alone and disillusion about life with no home to call my own. I was broken up about my sin, believed that God could not possibly love me, and I really did not know how to do better. So again, I did the only thing I knew, I went to church.
However, that particular day in church I heard that God looked beyond my faults (my sins) in saw my needs. I had many needs at that time and money was the least of them. But that day the Holy Spirit through that song turned my heart from cold and lost to warm and redeemed. I changed that day by the power of a song through the Holy Spirit, and after church God sent someone to meet me with encouragement and money so I could feed my kids. I wept for I realized at that point how far lost I was. I believe this is the reason why I love to worship with music today before I preach. I believe a person life can be changed by the power of the Word, whether spoken or sung it does not matter;
Today I still follow hard after God, but the difference is I know that I am His (redeemed) and I know that He loves me, for now I can rest in the words of Paul, the apostle in the book of Roman 8:35-39 (NLT) "Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death? (Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.") No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. "
So today I wish nothing more for you to be redeemed and rest in His love. No more fears and no more tears. Trust him and believe God. Abraham believed God and God blessed him and met his needs. We are daughters and sons of Abraham through Jesus Christ. God has met my needs more than I can ever ask or think. I am no longer alone, I have been married for almost 30 years and I have four beautiful adult children who love and believe in Jesus, and yes I have a home! So God is good and He will redeem you from the hands of the enemy.
Father, I ask for those that read this that they will know that you have redeemed them from the enemy of their soul. I ask that you will give them their daily portion including wealth, wisdom and protection. I pray that you would keep them from temptation, worthless companions, and the evil one. In Jesus the Christ Name I pray, Amen.
For Him Only,
Pastor Patricia
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