MARCH 25

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Job 19:25

“For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;”

Psalm 78:35

“Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.”

Isaiah 43:1

“But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.”

Isaiah 47:4

“As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name,  the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 63:9

“In all their affliction He was afflicted,  and the Angel of His Presence saved them;

In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;  and He bore them and carried them

All the days of old.”

Daniel 3:25

“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

Genesis 16:7

“Now the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

MALAK HAGGOEL

REDEEMING ANGEL

Genesis 48:16

“The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; let my name be named upon them.”

Imagine this scenario: Your new mail carrier arrives at your home to deliver your mail.  But then, rather than continuing down the street after depositing a few letters and bills in your mailbox, he gets out of his truck and starts fixing your house.  He patches the roof and applies a new coat of paint to the porch.  Then he comes INSIDE your home and fixes the broken dishwasher.  When you pass out from the shock of such service (gashing your head on the counter on the way to the floor), this helpful messenger rescues  you from death or further injury and revives you.  Clearly this is no ordinary mailman.

Throughout the Bible, angels serve as God’s “mail carriers.”  In fact, the title “angel” simply means “messenger,” which coincides with the typical angelic job description:  Deliver divine messages ot the people of God.  But the Angel whom Jacob encountered was no ordinary angel in Genesis 32:24-32.  Instead of simply bringing a message, this Angel “delivered,” or “redeemed,” Jacob in Genesis 48:16.  This Angel brought both God’s message AND God’s redemption.

Many scholars believe this Angel was none other than the pre-incarnate Christ Himself – the second person of the Trinity.  If that’s the case – and the evidence is strong – then, without realizing it at the time, Jacob encountered God Himself!  Not only did Jacob receive a divine message, but he also received repairing, restoration, and the impartation of new life.  Jacob met a Messenger with life-giving and life- repairing power.  Jacob met the one and only Redeeming Angel.

We too, can know this Redeeming Angel, who brings His message of hope, truth, love, grace, and mercy.  We too can accept the delivery of God’s transformative message and he redeemed and restored ourselves.

God doesn’t just send us good news; He offers us new life!

How and when have you personally encountered God’s redemptive power?

PRAYER

God, my Redeeming Angel,—my Redeemer —   Thank You for your message and for delivering me!  Help me hear and obey Your ways.  Please grant me the wisdom to let You rebuild and restore my life in unexpected ways.  Amen

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