Hath Redeemed Us by G. B. Thompson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Feb 16, 1911

Hath Redeemed Us

By G. B. Thompson

G. B. THOMPSON

“CHRIST hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” Gal. 3:13. “Hath redeemed us.” “’Tis done, the great transaction’s done.” It is ours to rejoice in the fact.

“Redeemed! how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through his infinite mercy, His child, and forever, I am.”

Redeemed—when? “Some time ago an evangelist traveling on the cars was singing to himself the song, ‘I’ve Been Redeemed.’ A fellow passenger, hearing him, joined in the song. After singing, the evangelist put the question to the stranger, ‘Have you been redeemed?’ “‘Yes, praise the Lord!’ “‘May I ask how long since?’ “‘About nineteen hundred years ago.’ “‘The reply was astonishing, and thoughts of insanity were astir in the mind of the evangelist. ‘Nineteen hundred years ago?’ “‘Yes, sir; but I’m sorry to say it’s not much more than a year that I’ve known it.’”

There are many other persons in a similar sad condition. There are some among us, perhaps, who are not quite sure that they have been redeemed. But He “hath redeemed us.” We can go back more than nineteen hundred years. We were chosen “in him before the foundation of the world.” Christ is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” The blood which was shed in fact on the cross, was in the plan of redemption shed when man sinned. It was at the fall that Christ bridged the gulf, and man was redeemed.

What we need to know is that the price has been paid, that the lost have been found, that we have been purchased with an incorruptible offering; and, knowing this, by faith to accept the wonderful provision for our redemption. We should do this now; we should do it to-day, and forever. This is righteousness by faith, and it brings joy and peace into the heart.

Takoma Park, D. C.