THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having
become a curse for us, for it is
written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree." Galatians 3:13
The law as described in the New
Testament is usually considered to be the Pentateuch, or more clearly the first
five books of the Bible. In these first five books, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, the curse or
punishment for breaking God's law is broken down into three basic categories.
- The curse of poverty
- The curse of sickness
- The curse of spiritual death
Deuteronomy 28 lists curses of breaking the law from
verse 15 all the way to verse 6o:
Forty-five verses of sicknesses and financial disasters that would
happen if the law was not kept. Then in verse 60 the list concludes by saying that not only would these
things that were listed happen, but
any sickness, disease or catastrophe that was not listed would happen
also.
The consequences of breaking God's
law are horrific. And since the Bible
declares that no one is able to keep the requirements of the law, poverty, sickness and spiritual death were
virtually assured.
But, praise
God! By His death and resurrection, the Lord Jesus took on Himself the curses that should have
come to us because we all have broken the law. He died so that we could live.
He bore our sicknesses so we could have health. He became poor so we may become rich. He has redeemed us from the curse of
the law so that we might receive the blessing of God.
Prayer: Declare your redemption
from the curse of the law. By faith, release
all the blessings of your redemption into your life today.
Scriptural Reading: Galatians 3:1-14
