Christ Has Delivered You

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:13-14

It is only through the mercy of God and the grace of His son that you have been“delivered from darkness…” This passage cautions me to be thankful unto the mercy and saving power of our God… As I read these verses, this epistle informs me that there is news for the one who thinks more highly upon himself than he ought to think, this letter provides a bit of information for the one who places all his care into the hands of physical wealth or power… Paul asks a question to the church of Colossae that should be echoed to us today, “who hath delivered us from the power of darkness…?” As the songwriter said, “If it were not for the Lord who was on my said, tell me where would we be?” Make no mistake about it, you are here by the grace of God and are alive because He has afforded you the opportunity to experience His love, affection and tender mercies… It is of the utmost importance that we remember who has delivered us from darkness. Paul posed this question to the body of believers and it is very germane to today’s church as well… The bible cautions us several times that we “are not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think…” You cannot do it on your on, if you look at your life when you have tried to handle things in your on power, I am sure that you can agree with that statement knowing that nothing worked as you planned… 

We couldn’t save ourselves and the filth that we are wasn’t nor is it worthy of heaven… This is why Paul goes on to ask not only who delivered us but also who “hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son…?” To be translated in this since is to be converted, transformed or turned… God has converted us from what we were, He has transformed our way of thinking and what we truly desire and He has turned us from our path of sin…  God has delivered us from the bondage of sin and has provided us a golden opportunity to come back to Him through the sacrifice of His very own beloved son Jesus Christ! These verses shine light on the glory and majesty that defines our God… The fact that He thought enough of you to deliver you from your failures and seeks to wipe away all your flaws… The fact that it doesn’t matter how much darkness consumes you, He is willing to meet you where you are, pluck you out of your current circumstance, wash you in His love and clothe you in His protection… Understand that God delivers you from your mistakes, but He goes a step further and transforms you because He wants you to prosper as well… This is the love that He has for you, going above and beyond to take you to higher heights… You cannot reach these levels because you can’t see them and this why we must remember who makes each and every day of our lives possible…  Romans 5:19 says, “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous…” 

By one man’s sins we all have sinned (Adam’s seed), but by one man’s righteousness we all have an opportunity to obtain salvation. Without Christ we are nothing, remember He told us that He is the way, the truth and the light… He told His disciples that no man come unto the father but by me… Let us never forget that Jesus is our salvation. Let us stay focused on the fact that had He not given His life, and shed His blood on Calvary, that we would not be here today. Let us walk in the light, because He is the light, and has promised that He now has gone to prepare a place for you and I to be with Him for eternity! Paul says that“redemption was through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins…” To redeem something, you must cash in, trade in, exchange or buy back! Christ cashed in His life for you, He traded in His home of glory to provide a ray of hope for your life, He exchanged His heavenly realm for an earthly vessel and through this He bought back your very soul! In knowing all that Christ has done it is important for us to stop trying to conceal wounds that Christ already healed… Jesus paid the price for our sins and not we ourselves… We didn’t have the pure sacrifice that was needed to pay the debt that we owed and if we understand that, we can understand and know that Christ has delivered us and wiped our sins away!

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!