The Blessing Redemption

The Blessing

Redemption

Only God can fix our Stupidity

And it takes a lot of Grace

When is the last time you complained about

the way something was done or wasn’t done?

Was it a complaint about the government,

your neighbor, co-worker or boss?

Maybe it was your spouse, child, mom or dad?

Then again, maybe it was you and you felt stupid.

That’s right “Stupid”.

That is what “Sin” is.

Sin is not using something for its intended use.

It could be your time, your thoughts, or the things around you.

I am sure we have all used the word “Stupid”.

Stupid is unintelligent, ignorant, dense, foolish, dull-witted, slow,  

simpleminded, vacuous, vapid, idiotic, imbecile, obtuse, doltish

Think about it… isn’t “Sin” stupid?

I know it is not politically correct to call

 people stupid or to call them sinners.

But the fact is from the first beings

(Adam and Eve) we have all done stupid things

Where we did not use the brains God gave us

Wisdom, knowledge and understanding was 

not a part of our decision making process.

I heard one Pastor say,

“I don’t know how to fix stupid”.

It seems at the end of every day I wish I

would have done some things differently.

It seems the light bulb in

my mind turned on too late.

Yes, there is a lot of stupidity all

around us and it has consequences.

“The wages of sin is death.”

I don’t think we realize how

much we need God’s “Redemption”.

For Him to fix our stupidity.

In Ephesians 1:7,8 it says,

   

“In him we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's

grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.”

Redemption came through Christ’s blood, that’s the price.

Forgiveness took the fullness or riches,

in other words, a lot of God’s grace/favor.

But note where stupidity is the lack of using our brains God

used all wisdom and understanding to give us redemption.

 Yes, God can and does forgive our sin/stupidity.

But using His wisdom and understanding

 will keep you from being stupid.

I don’t think we realize how

personally we need God’s Redemption.

    Don’t take redemption for granted and

 forget the price our stupidity cost Him.

Stay redeemed by seeking His

 wisdom and understanding daily.

 

Scripture Reading

Ephesians 1:3-9 

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.