“I
know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.”
(v.25)
The Old Testament word "redeemer" refers to the
kinsman-redeemer, illustrated so beautifully in the story of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth
4:1-12). The kinsman-redeemer would pay the price to restore the redeemed
person's fortunes, and become that person's defender and protector. Job had
been defending his innocence in the face of his friends' accusations for what
must have seemed to be a lifetime. He longed for the day when his Redeemer
would stand upon the earth as a witness to his innocence. It was on this great
event that Job pinned all his hopes.
Today, we know that our Redeemer came, lived among us and died
on the cross for our sins. And, like Job, that is the great event on which we
pin all our hopes. Even though it took place centuries ago, the death and
resurrection of Jesus is the crux around which everything else revolves.
Because of this Redeemer, we have the assurance that we are free from the
penalty of sin. The price has been paid, God’s justice has been satisfied, and
we are restored to a full relationship with the Father.
If you have not been redeemed, Christ offers you that
opportunity today. Accept Him as your
Redeemer, your witness, your restoration to God.
The Truth: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a
curse for us for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.”(Galatians
3:13)
