Redeemed:God sighting ahead

Isaiah 44:22 "I have blotted out,as a thick cloud,thy transgressions,and,as a cloud,thy sins return unto me;for I have redeemed thee."

The nation of Israel transgressed and worshiped idols,so God brought Israel judgement through the nation of babylon.But at the appointed time,God blotted out their transgressions.He forgave, so that his servants could fulfill the duties of a relationship with him.There is so much to be thankful for.God created us for his purpose.He created each person to serve him,but at some point everyone turns from God.However,the invitation to return and do God's will is always open(Jesus stands at the door and knocks). We have a clean slate,(as he has blotted out all our transgressions through the blood of the lamb),a new start is available each day.

Each of us can trust God's redemptive power because of what Christ did at calvery.each time we take communion,we remember Christ as our redeemer.Isaiah prophesied that Israel's God would lead his people back from babylon.The process of redemption continues throughout each redeemed person's life.
When we pray in Jesus' name, he intercedes on our behalf.Everytime God steps in to help us, we see His hand at work as He further purifies us to be His chosen people. The answers to our prayers come as "God Sightings",specific times when we see God at work to meet our needs or those of others.

As you think back over your life, what specific "God Sightings" do you remember? Each of these delieverences was our God at work in our life.Has God healed you or someone you know physically or emotionally?Has a way been made for you, when you seen no possible way? Have you sensed God's direction in your life.Has God restored a broken relationship when repentence and forgivness were at work? Because hindsight is perfect,we can now look back over our life, and understand what was not clear at our time of need.We see now so many times when there was a God Sighting in our life and the lives of others.

We can believe in God's continuing redemptive work by reconizing what He has already done in each of our lives.Because our redeemer is continually at workin us and on us,we can be assured that more God sightings lie ahead.So let us continually thank God for providing Christ,our redeemer,praise him for your personal God sightings.Trust your future to the Savior who is "the same yesterday,today and forever".And let the redeemed of the Lord say so!