In the story of Ruth, we learn about the kinsman-redeemer, this family role where someone can redeem a deserted, lonely widow and provide for her. When Jesus is called our redeemer, He is referred to as the One who purchased our freedom and brought us into a safe home. He provided for the fee required by our sins and rescued us from the grip of sin. He calls himself our husband, just like Boaz in the story of Ruth, fulfilling his Word to provide safety and security for us.
Isaiah 54: 5
For your Maker is your husband—
the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called the God of all the earth.
Worship God, our Redeemer
Lord, Out of Your love, You rescue me. You hear my prayers and my cries for help. You answer me and deliver me from the evil one.
Psalm 143
Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.
Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous before you.
The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.
So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
I remember the days of long ago;
I meditate on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.
I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.
Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life;
in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.
Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith
Lord, I praise you along with Zechariah, for the horn of salvation which we find in Jesus. You provided for a way to pay the debt I owed and You brought salvation to us!
Luke 1:68-79 Zechariah's prayer when his son John the baptist was born
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him without fear
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God
Lord, we come to You, my salvation and my light. May Your light lead me to Your presence where I can praise You and find forgiveness in You, my Redeemer.
Psalm 43:3-5
Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
and to your dwelling!
Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.
Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily
Lord, how amazing it is to see that You planned to purchase us back out of slavery to sin so many years before Jesus' birth. I worship You with Daniel, who eagerly awaited the redemption of his people from slavery to Babylon. Your plan to rescue us was from long ago and perfectly met our needs.
Daniel 9
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him without fear
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
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