There is a very well known old hymn – ‘Praise my soul the King of Heaven’ – we sang it at my marriage to my late wife Linda. It contains these words as the third line of the first verse.
Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore His praises sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.
Oh the glorious truth in that one single line – the gospel in four simple words
Ransomed – Yes Jesus really did pay the price for ALL of our sin at Calvary
Healed – Yes we are healed in His wonderful Name
Restored – Yes we are restored to God the Father by His victory at Calvary
Forgiven – Yes, incredibly, we are forgiven too. All our sins ‘remembered no more’.
Oh what a gloriously anointed line – “Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven. “ I am rejoicing even as I type this out. I am filled with joy, with wonder, with awe at our wonderful saviour Jesus Christ.
A friend of mine was driving round possibly the second most dangerous junction in the whole of London. It really is notorious. Just as he drove on to the junction, this line was being sung on the radio. His hands came off the wheel and he began praising God with all his heart – then found himself safely the other side of the junction – on the road he needed !!
What a mighty God we all serve. What a wonderful four word Gospel !! Say it with me now Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven
Shout it out loud - Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven
Go on do it again - Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven
Let the whole world know about the Lord, Jesus Christ
OH HALLELUJAH \o/
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