Day 178
“Be free from your captivity!”
Isaiah 48:20
Why God even concerns Himself with sinful people is a marvel! He has redeemed us, unbinding, setting free and releasing us from our sins. Yet, redemption goes much further than we imagine. It isn’t, ‘o.k., you are free and if you get back into sin and captivity you are left to your own devices’ His sacrifice gave us forgiveness for the past, present and future. The truth is we are not sinless and many do go back into captivity. What then?
What would a father do? Can his sons and daughters cease to be his children? Can he cast them out and forget them? The fact is fathers rescue their children all the time from foolishness and even when they willfully get themselves in trouble. And when the father comes he releases them from their captivity. The children find peace, safety and comfort in the powerful actions of their loving fathers.
Earthly fatherhood is a pattern of our heavenly Father. We are created in the image and likeness of God. And our God is the Father of fathers. And although earthly fathers are imperfect, He is perfect. He knows how stubborn, obstinate, unbending, hardheaded, and rebellious we are [His own words, Isaiah 48, NLT]. That’s why His redemption goes further than we ever imagined. He continues to rescue us again and again because of His unconditional love. Who is a God like Him?
“He will rescue you again and again
so that no evil can touch you”
Job 5:19
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