Redeemer!

Redeemer!

For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives, and at last He [the Last One] will stand upon the earth. [Isa. 44:6; 48:12.] Job 19:25 AMPC

This is Job, battered and bruised by all his experiences- he had lost all his children in one day, lost all his farm produce and animals in one day and had lost his health too. The devil was waging a personal war on him, though with God placing limitations on how far the devil could go. One quick lesson: being in God does not mean trouble will not come looking for you: we do have an assurance that being in God is a sure protection, and only what God allows can touch you.

Job knew the God he served; he knew his power and wisdom. It wasn't about physical manifestations around him, but the deep assurance in his heart that God lives and rules in the affairs of man. He also had a revelation that one day, God would stand again upon the earth. He is seen as the Redeemer and Vindicator, the one in whom forgiveness of sin and guarantee of eternal life are found. He is the One who will outlast everyone, who is ageless, timeless and limitless. Nothing else going on NOW will outlast God, and if I know this for a fact, I do not need to worry about the NOW. I just need to focus on the God who is eternal.

Do you know this God? Does He know you as His own? It is easy to read about this God or hear other people talking about Him, but what matters eventually is if you know Him as Redeemer. Every other thing will pass with time; everything going on now is a preparation for eternity. How are you preparing for the return of this Redeemer? He gave His all, so I could be all He wants me to be. I can't turn around and blame him if I reject him and miss out on his eternal plan. This life is temporary; work for the life that will never end. His time of favour is here.