They Paid The Price
Following yet another intense
confrontation with a group of terrorist religious at last Monday nites Soup Kitchen for the needy, Lura and Eddy's Chess
Club was burned down Wednesday nite at
The building remains, but the
inside is destroyed.
The elderly chess and domino players
showed up the next morning not knowing what had happened.
Were they surprised? Some yes,
I'm sure, some not, I'm sure.
Most of the players are Russian
and they come from a country full of surprises; are used to strife; and going
on, as are most Jews.
By the grace of God, we go on!
As this happened,
and after Monday nite's severe confrontation, I was
fasting for a breakthrough. Friday
morning God shares the following with me:
Redemption has come to
The Hebrew word for redemption is Ga'al, "to buy back, or to redeem" (Jer. 32:6-44).
Lura and Eddie will redeem the Chess
Club. They put much money, work, and time into it, but now they will
redeem it (Ruth 4:1-12).
They had to pay a price in order to
secure the release of someone or something.
It's the idea of paying what is
required in order to liberate from oppression, enslavement, or another type of
binding obligation from one's enemies.
God had to cause destruction in
The sacrificial system was a constant
reminder that a price had to be paid in order to have redemption from
sin. In this case the sins of the enemy.
Sin brings about captivity (Isa. 40:2).
The death of God's son brought
redemption. God lost His Son to forgive us, to redeem us (Rom.
The death of my son brought my
redemption. I had to pay a price for my sins!
God's redemption of fallen humanity is
costly (1 Cor.
The sins of the people were
redeemed on Wednesday nite. NOW mighty
things are going to happen.
We are going to see redemption in this
city!
Thank you for your prayers!
The Lord bless
you and keep you!