Day 9 Ephesians 1:7

DAY 9

“In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace,…” Ephesians 1:7

Remember that in verse 3, Paul told us to praise the Lord because we have been blessed with “every spiritual blessing.” Beginning with this verse, you are about to be given a list of those blessings. They are your identity in Christ because you were adopted. You can read this list in this way: “I am _______ because I am in Christ.”

The first of these truths of who you are is that you are purchased because you are in Christ. This verse says you were “redeemed.” That simply means that Jesus paid the ransom needed to purchase you from slavery. He purchased you with His blood.

In our society, we learn to judge things by value. We assign a higher price to thins that are more valuable. In church leadership circles, you learn this lesson in many ways. For example, I have learned that people will judge the value of an event based upon the ticket price. If you have a free event, people bring a particular mindset. They always treat the event as less valuable, even to the point of skipping despite signing up to attend. It is often the best policy to charge a ticket because people value the event more. They take their reservations seriously and attend. They come to the event with a predisposition to learn because they purchased a ticket. This is true because the ticket price, even when it is a nominal one, creates a greater sense of value.

This should help you better understand what it means to be purchased. Jesus deems you valuable and therefore redeemed you with His blood. That is your worth to Him. That price is so high, it establishes a great spiritual value to your life, future, and eternity.

We often struggle in life with doubts as to who we are. We struggle with our sense of worth. We sell ourselves to sin because we do not understand just how valuable we are to God. If you knew you were priceless to God, you would make life choices in an entirely different manner.

It means a great deal to be purchased. Ask the Lord to show you today – in view of what Jesus paid for you – just how valuable you are to Him. Is there an area of your life that you are making decisions based on a faulty view of your value? Train to see yourself as purchased!