03/04/2021
REDEMPTION P5
Isaiah 53:3-8; Gen 3:14,15; 1Pt 1:18-20; Acts 2:27; Gal 4:4.
"...the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed"(Is 53:5).
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Restoration: the result of REDEMPTION.
God was not caught by surprise by man's sin. The gift of God's Son was given even before man had been created:- "Christ was chosen to die for you before the world (or man) was made. But He was revealed and shown to the world in these last times."
"God paid a price to save you from the empty way of life given to you by your fathers. However, you were not redeemed with something that will pass away like silver and gold. You were bought and brought back with the precious blood of Christ -- "a pure and perfect Lamb."(1Pt 1:18-20).
"Restoration" is the return of something to its original place and condition --Where and how it was at first.
When man fell, God did not change His mind about His plan for a beloved and Royal family. It was still His purpose to redeem man.
Therefore, as soon as man sinned and fell from his place of royal authority, God's plan of REDEMPTION was set to motion.
Plan revealed It is of some interest that this plan was first revealed to Satan himself after the fall. From the record, it would appear that Adam and Eve were also there. The Word of the Lord, however, was spoken directly to the serpent. (Gen3:14,15).
There are two primary promises made by God; both were directed to Satan:
1.👉 You will strike his heel. "You (the serpent) will strike his (the seed of the woman's) heel..." Satan was to "strike the heel" of the " seed of the woman." This was a prophecy referring to Jesus Christ.
"...God sent forth His Son, made of a woman.... "(Gal 4:4-5). Jesus Christ was the " seed of the woman."
The serpent was told he would strike at His (Jesus) heel, but the wound would not be fatal in a final way.
This refers to Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection following. Satan -who took the power of death from Adam -- could not keep Jesus in the grave!
Jesus Christ went to the cross to die ( and thus pay the penalty) for my sin. But He died with this promise from His Father: "...thou will not leave my soul in hell,..."(Acts 2:27). Jesus Christ knew He would rise from the dead, triumphant over the devil (Satan).
2.👉 He will crush your head. He (the seed-Jesus) would crush Satan's head (or crush the "headship"--that is, the right to rule). This refers to a fatal, final wound from which there would be no recovery.
The defeat and destruction of the serpent's right to rule would be total! The phrase "crush your head" is of great importance. The term "head" refers to the right to rule with power and authority.
Our story in the Garden of Eden now becomes most dramatic. God Himself is telling the devil that someday the seed of the woman (Jesus) would wrench the Sceptre of world governance back from his grip.
Through the death of Christ on the cross, man would be redeemed and Satan would be defeated and rendered powerless.
Dominion would be restored to the family of God. God's Son -- born as a Son of man -- would regain for redeemed mankind the authority to govern that which he had lost through sin.
INSIGHT
Jesus Christ, Our royal Redeemer, is the "First born" of that glorious family. Through Him, we have a victory which will last forever.
KEY
"Jesus Christ died for the broken hearts, He paid the price of sin on our behalf."
Happy Easter
