Psalms 49:6-8 (KJV) Richly Redeemed

Psalms 49:6-8 (KJV)

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

There is only One whose wealth is sufficient to redeem His brother. It is Jesus Christ the Lord.

• The Bible speaks of the wealth of God His silver and His gold
• He owes the cattle on a thousand hills
• He has no need of our building Him a temple because the earth is His footstool. 

Did you catch that? God says that the earth is His footstool. It is a small piece within the house of God. It is the most insignificant of pieces of His furniture. It is something He uses, as it were, to recline His feet. (Yet there is something significant in that - the footstool, though small among the pieces of furniture is cherished and oft used.)

But our Lord doesn't redeem us with these riches. He redeems us with the riches of mercy and of grace. He redeems us by the precious and inexhaustible blood of the Lamb of God. We are bought through the gospel and kept in the eternal life and work of Christ.

Man could never redeem his brother even if he were to become moved with compassion enough to try. God loves us to such a degree that:

• He became our brother
• He is moved with such compassion to redeem His brother's soul
• He has riches sufficient to redeem all who call upon Him for redemption.

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Psalms 49:6-8 (KJV) Richly Redeemed

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