When a contract is executed, we can say “˜signed, sealed and delivered’. What joy and a sense of accomplishment is felt by all who are involved.
And I believe that God also has JOY when anyone comes to Him through the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior. When you or I, or anyone, asks Jesus to forgive us and to come to live in our lives, we become that redeemed child. We are “˜signed, sealed and delivered’ and one day we will arrive in heaven.
Boaz entered into a contract to redeem land and Ruth the Moabitess in the following verses:
(NASB) Ruth 4:7-8 “Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.
8 So the closest relative said to Boaz, “˜buy it for yourself.’ And he removed his sandal.”
***When the nearest relative removed his sandal the transaction was finalized, he had renounced his property rights and transferred them to Boaz.
Consider with me what action finalized God’s promises to His people? It was when Jesus was born to die on the cross. That sacrifice that cost the life of God’s only begotten Son sealed the transaction and that transaction was witnessed by many when Jesus was resurrected from the dead. Many witnesses attested to the reality of Jesus’ physical resurrection.
(See Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; Acts 1:22; 2:22-24)
Signed by God…
Sealed by God…
Delivered by God…
Received by whosoever receives Jesus as their Savior!
Have you received this gift that has been prepared for you?
Who do you know who needs this gift of being bought by God (redemption) and given life today and in eternity?
