THE GREAT SUSTAINER
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. —Psalms 55:22
THE SUSTAINMENT OF REDEMPTION
REDEMPTION DEFINED:
The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
The action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt.
To buy back, to repurchase.
1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. —Isaiah 61:1 - 4
1. Redemption through truth.
And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations … —Isaiah 61:4a
And the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:14The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor… —Isaiah 61:1a
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor … —Luke 4:18a
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. —Psalms 118:22
Jesus said to them, “Have you
never read in the Scriptures:
‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing, and it
is marvelous in our eyes’? —Matthew 21:42This is the ‘stone which was rejected
by you builders, which has
become the chief cornerstone.’ —Acts 4:11Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season those leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. —Psalms 1:1 - 310 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.”
11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people,
12 To whom He said, “This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest,” and, “This is the refreshing”; yet they would not hear.
13 But the word of the Lord was to them, “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little,” —Isaiah 28:10 - 13a
2. Redemption through the work of grace.
…And they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. —Isaiah 61:4b
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. —1 Peter 5:10
I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.
He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
He has put a new song in my mouth— praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord. —Psalms 40:1 - 36 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”
8 and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. —1 Peter 2:6 - 10I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. —Revelation 22:13
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” —Revelation 21:5