Name: JEHOVAH GO’EL - Redeemer
Prayer and Meditation:
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
In the verses leading up to verse 14, David, with a repentant heart reflects on the law, the commandments and precepts. Humbly turning to the Lord for help David prays that his words and meditation of his heart will be acceptable before the Lord.
Psalm 19 ends with David addressing the Lord as both his Rock and his Redeemer. Redeemer, in the original Hebrew, “goel”, implies kinship and carries a duty to pay the price of the next of kin. When an inheritance is lost, for example, through poverty and the death of a family member the goel is responsible to pay the price to restore the heritage. In the event the payment fails, the goel will redeem through power. A third duty of the goel is to avenge the death of the decedent.
Through sin’s dominion we have lost hope and life. It is only through Christ’s death and resurrection that the price of our offense is paid. Goel our Kinsman and Redeemer has delivered us through His blood and by His power and has avenged our eternal death sentence.
Lord, Christ Jesus, my Rock and my Redeemer, I humbly come before you and acknowledge my weak and sinful nature. There is no good in me. I need your help. I need your forgiveness. I look to you to cleanse me and reform me to your image. It is only through your strength and taking on the role of Kinsman and Redeemer that the price for my life is paid. It is only through your shed blood on the cross that I have eternal life. Thank you for redeeming me – for your name’s sake.