Redeemed to Serve

We deal with words that sometimes roll easily off of our tongues. We give them little thought or reflection of the ramification or definitions of those words. Take the word “redeemed”. Too often we think of it in terms of liberty. But to be redeemed means that we’ve been purchased by the one who redeemed us. Paul reminded the Corinthian saints about that very thing. Peter too reminds his readers that they have been redeemed not by gold, silver or precious stones, but by the blood of Jesus. Too often, we feel that our redemption means we can live as we want. We make choices without more than a token thought about God’s Word or will. We treat redemption like emancipation. But that which is redeemed is the purchased possession of the one who redeemed it. We are not our own. We are freed and redeemed from sin and are now the servants of God. We are to fulfill His will and purpose.  This is exactly what God told Moses to speak to Israel and to Pharaoh.  Let my people go that they may serve me.  Exodus 8:1 

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

1 Corinthians 6:20