Redeemed

“Rise up; come to our help!

Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love.”

Psalm 44:26

   Lately, as I have been reading through the Psalms, I have been asking God to reveal to me a name of his that I can meditate upon. A while ago, he revealed to me Father. I love dwelling on the concept of his Fatherhood over me. A few days ago, he revealed to me Lover and Pursuer. He is constantly pursuing my heart and a relationship with me.

   Today, as I was in Psalm 44, I came upon this verse where David is calling upon God to redeem him from his enemies. At the exact same time that I read this verse, I was listening to Came to My Rescue by Hillsong United. This hit me because it is exactly what I need in this time of my life. I get so overwhelmed with life, and school, and my pursuit of personal holiness. Sometimes, it feels like I need God to come into my situation, take everything I've broken and messed up and make it new again. I need him to redeem me.
 

   I believe that God is in the business of redeeming people. He is the Redeemer. It's funny, though, that I always imagine myself in the pre-redeemed side of the story. I think that I am lousy, messed up, not good enough, and that God will redeem me, or even is redeeming me, but I never stop to think that he already HAS redeemed me. I am not in the introduction to the story, I have already been redeemed. I have been delivered from my enemy – sin. I am free. And every time I make another mess of my life, God is right there to pick up the pieces and make it new again. He is always redeeming me. I AM REDEEMED! And though my heart is ever so prone to wander, God has sealed it for himself and I will never be a mess again.