Today I am thankful for redemption. This word redemption has so many different meanings... well the meanings are all pretty much the same, but I guess what I mean is so many things can be redeemed. For example in Maine, and in other states in the US, you can take bottles and cans to a redemption center and get money for them (of course you pay a deposit on the bottle when it is purchased, and then you take it to the redemption center to get your money back).
But perhaps the redemption I am most thankful for is mine. I am thankful that I can be like a crappy old bottle that needs to be returned to the redemption center, and rather than allowing me to just sit in a can somewhere, waiting for more "bottles" which need to be redeemed, Jesus has already redeemed us, before we were even empty. When I was ready, at about 11 or 12, I was emptied of myself, and redeemed by Jesus. And now he fills me and uses me for something way beyond what I ever imagined. He melted me down and reshaped me. He redeemed me, and this is what I am most thankful for.
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