In my quest for spiritual victory, I must realize that ground can be gained and lost. That is where the law of redemption comes in. The Old Testament Israelite could lose his inheritance through neglect or unfortunate reverses, so God provided him with a right of redemption by which his lost property could be restored to him in the fiftieth year (Leviticus 25:23–34). So it is with me. I may lose my spiritual blessing by neglect (Matthew 25:26–30) or by being taken unaware by the world or Satan, snatching it away (Matthew 13:4). However, God has provided a means whereby the blessing may be restored to me by my Kinsman Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
The duty of the kinsman redeemer was to deliver from poverty, to restore land to its original owner, and to secure justice for the oppressed relative. So Jesus Christ now functions as the Restorer of my lost blessing and power. He intercedes for me on the basis of His redemptive work on Calvary, thus securing for me a “clearing” at the throne of God. He gives me the right to be heard, the right to confess, and the right to be forgiven and restored (1 John 1:5–10). If it were not for Christ’s present intercession for me, every loss in my Christian walk would be permanent; but the moment I find myself in distress, a quick appeal to my Kinsman Redeemer immediately brings the law of redemption, and the possibility of loss is removed.
I rejoice in the provision for continual redemption that God has made for me, but it must be asked for. Not to ask for it is to lose the blessing even as Esau lost his, and with all his sorrow. I must get a grip on myself and make my appeal, then my Kinsman Redeemer will do the rest. He says to us, “I will seek the lost … bring back the strayed … bind up the wounded … [and] strengthen the sick” (Ezekiel 34:16, Berkeley). He is a perfect Kinsman Restorer!
“Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
Daily with the King 