A Ransom for All People


Read 1 Timothy 2:1-6

Jesus knew. He passed what He knew to the twelve apostles but they were unable to grasp the why of it. People don’t always like knowing someone they love is going to leave or die. That can be an impossible concept. We are human. We argue. We fight. We look for other options. We pray.

Paul wanted Timothy to get the people praying first. And by praying for everyone we lift them all in faith. Good or bad—equal or superior. God sees us all the same. He didn’t want them throwing blame or being angry or confused. Paul gently tells everyone that Jesus didn’t die without a fight. In fact, the fight was in Jesus’ death. By believing that Jesus saved us by dying, we are acknowledging that God has fulfilled His promise and redeemed us. Paul calls it ransom, because we are held prisoner by sin and faithlessness. Once we accept that Jesus’ death freed us, we are no longer captive. By accepting the resurrection, we are truly free.

Jesus is the suitcase of cash at a ransom drop point. Jesus is the key that opens our restraints and unbars all doors. Jesus is the end of darkness and loneliness. His absence is not sorrowful but joyful because His humanness is gone and His Godliness remains.

 

For Personal Reflection: How does the freedom that Christ has bought for us bring peace into your life?

by Margaret Duchrow


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