The Fullness of Our Redemption

Luke 4:18-19

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

How shortsighted we are when we accept Our Savior’s invitation for salvation, but do not believe in the fullness of our redemption.  Not only did Our Lord come to redeem us from our sins, but He also came in His power and grace to free us from all the bondages of this world.  Though we may currently suffer in the flesh, freedom and joy in the spirit is ours to take hold of now. The promise of a perfected body and spirit will be fulfilled according to His Word.

Most importantly, the fullness of our redemption is not just for our own benefit.  We have been anointed to preach the gospel and called to do all the things that Jesus Himself was called to do as the Son of Man.  Jesus told the disciples before He left them that they would be able to do and should do more than He did.  He let them know that where they were weak in the flesh that He would send the Holy Spirit to perfect their weaknesses in His strength.  All these things have been set aside for us as well.  This is the acceptable year of the Lord.  Let us experience the fullness of our redemption.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for anointing us to do Your good work.  We bless the name of Jesus who made it possible for us to receive our anointing.  We rejoice in knowing that the Holy Spirit dwells with us to insure that where we are weak in our flesh, we will be made strong in Christ.  We pray, Lord, that you show us how to take claim of the fullness of our redemption.  Whatever our current situation may be, may we take on the joy and comfort of Your completed promises.  May we find peace knowing that Your power is working in us.  May the world see the anointing that is upon us because Our Savior is with us.  We pray all these things in the name of Jesus Christ, our Blessed Hope and Assurance.