Sunday, May 18, 2014

Let The Redeemed of The Lord Say So 2

If you've been a Christian for any time at all, you've heard 'Let the redeemed of the Lord say so...', usually in the context of speaking the Word and His finished work.
And that is valid. But let's have a closer look at the verse in it's entirety and in context.

'Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlastingLet the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary.' [Psalm 107:1,2]

What the Holy Spirit is telling us to say, specifically, is 'Thank you, Lord, for You are good, Your lovingkindness—Your goodness, kindness, faithfulness, mercyis everlasting! You have redeemed me from the hand of the adversary—the enemy, oppressor, foe!'

Confess His Word
Now, part of this is confessing His goodness, mercy, faithfulness and deliverance by confessing His Word...here's a good start!

I have been made the righteousness of God in Christ. I am one Spirit with the Lord—He and the Father dwell in me by the Holy Spirit

 I am a new creation in Christ—old things have passed away, all things have become new

 I am redeemed from the curse of the law...

  • from being oppressed and robbed continually
  • from being oppressed and crushed continually
  • from being the tail and not the head
  • from dread of heart
  • from lack and poverty
  • from miserable and chronic sickness

And the blessings of the Law are mine...

  • I am the head and not the tail
  • I am blessed going out and coming in
  • I serve the Lord for the abundance of all things
  • Everything I touch prospers
  • I am far from oppression for I do not fear
  • All things belong to me—I prosper and am in health as my soul prospers
  • Jesus has been made unto me wisdom—therefore riches, honor and long life are mine
  • No weapon formed against me or mine shall prosper, but every tongue that accuses us in judgement I will condemn
  • No evil befalls me, the evil one touches me not
  • I will see my children's children
  • I leave an inheritance to my children's children

 My children are blessed of the Lord...

  • Their well-being [shalom] is great
  • They are taught of the Lord
  • They are delivered from all things
  • They are mighty in the land—all who see them say 'Surely they are the offspring blessed of the Lord'
  • Because we have made God our refuge, they are protected by angels...no evil—no accident or sickness—befalls them, the evil one touches them not
  • They are 10 times better than their peers in every branch of literature and wisdom
You get the idea. You ARE the redeemed—the purchased back ones from the hand of the oppressor—of the Lord, so speak out His everlasting lovingkindness! Hallelujah!