When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see
‘Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me
My Savior’s Love 1905
By: Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932)
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As we conclude our journey through this wonder-filled hymn take an assessment of the level of wonder and amazement which characterizes your relationship with Jesus. We all have room to grow in response to His love for us. Let’s tune our hearts.
Ransomed
We will have this is common with everyone who arrives in heaven, not one of us will have earned the right to be there. We will only be able to enter that rest because of what Jesus has done for us, not any merit of our own. We will all have been ransomed.
To be ransomed is to be bought back at a price and usually involves release from being a prisoner. That aptly describes our situation. We were prisoners to sin with no hope of escape. No hope until Jesus paid our ransom that is.
That ransom was the full payment of our debt of sin. Not one of us could have paid even our own, but Jesus paid it all. He ransomed us when He offered His life as an atonement for sin. That offering opened the gates of heaven to all who receive it.
When with the ransomed in glory
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, Revelation 7:9 ESV
How do you know they are ransomed? The white robes. How do you know they are in glory? The throne and the Lamb. Who are they? A great number from every nation, and tribe. What a gathering that will be!
Because of His love for us we will be among those who have been ransomed in glory. This is His great love for us that He has ransomed or redeemed us from our sins. We know it now, but we will know it even better then.
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and consider what it cost Jesus to redeem You. You could never have redeemed Yourself but simply need to receive the gift of redemption Jesus offers. Make this your simple prayer “Jesus, thank You for ransoming me.”
Reflections
A mirror seems to be a pretty clear representation of things. It is, but only a very limited perspective. Take the image here as an example. Sure, the larger the mirror the more accurate the reflection, but no mirror is large enough to reflect reality, just a sliver.
The same is true with what we can see in this life, compared to what we will see in glory. Our perspective is very limited now. It will not be so then. We simply lack the capacity to even begin to fathom how much richer and more vibrant life can be. This is all a result of the fall.
We become accustomed to our limited perspective and the incomplete reflection it is. His love causes us to long for more. We can make the most of the reflection we have now, but let us never become content with it even while we wait for a broadened perspective.
His face I at last shall see
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV
Gathered around the throne with the ransomed we will finally see Jesus face to face. Now we know in part, then we will now fully. How marvelous to be fully known and still loved. How we long for the day when we will see His face.
We will be with the ransomed, but we have a taste of that even now. What will be truly different then is that we will finally see Jesus face to face. So often we have longed to see His face and look into His eyes. That day is coming, and what a wonderful day it will be.
RESONATE
Take a few moments and think about seeing Jesus’ face. Is that something you long for. If not, ask the Spirit to reveal why that is. Pray this simple prayer, “Jesus, I long to see Your face.“
Jesus, thank You for ransoming me and placing within me a desire to see Your face. Keep me from becoming content with the reflections I see now and grow my longing to see Your face. In Jesus’ name.
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Video 48.6 Transcrip
Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.
When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see
‘Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me
Because of His love for us we will be among those who have been ransomed in glory. What are we ransomed from? Our sins. This is His great love for us that He has ransomed or redeemed us from our sins. We know it now, but we will know it even better then.
Jesus, thank You for ransoming me.
We will be with the ransomed, but we have a taste of that even now. What will be truly different then is that we will finally see Jesus face to face. So often we have longed to see His face and look into His eyes. That day is coming, and what a wonderful day it will be.
Jesus, I long to see Your face.
When we finally see His face we will undoubtedly sing for joy. Then we will do so for the rest of eternity. We know the joy of His presence now, but not like the joy we will experience then.Take a moment to anticipate that eternal joy.
Jesus, help me anticipate the joy.
Sometimes singing now is difficult. We praise Him through pain and problems. Those will all be gone in glory. Our praise will be fueled by profound, eternal joy and we will sing of His love through the ages. Don’t wait. Get started today so you are prepared for an eternity of exaltation.
Jesus, help me prepare for perpetual praise.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
How marvelous how wonderful
And my song shall ever be
How marvelous how wonderful
Is my Saviour’s love for me
Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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