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What is an agent of redemption?

What is an agent of redemption? An agent of redemption is a person who has experienced the redeeming love of the good news of Jesus of Nazareth. An agent of redemption has first experienced his or her own spiritual transfer from a life of bondage to and guilt from sin to the place of repentance, forgiveness, grace, and freedom. An agent of redemption is first and foremost a follower of Jesus; a disciple of Jesus; one whose heart intends to serve Jesus as master every day in an effort to bring glory, to shed light on Jesus the King through one’s actions, words, attitudes, vocation, recreation, and relationships.

An agent of redemption is on a personal mission to pray, work, and hope for the kingdom to come near in this life. This person lives the prayer of Jesus that says, “… your kingdom come, your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.”

Finally, an agent of redemption sees the world from a unique set of lenses: a Jesus-shaped worldview.

The word “agent” has its origins in Greek, meaning “to drive, to lead.” An agent is “something that produces or is capable of producing an effect; an active or efficient cause.” A further definition is “one who acts for or in the place of another by authority from him.” The word has been used in governments for a representative or emissary. Now, take all of those aspects of the definition and put them into the context of Scripture and of the Christian’s life and responsibility. We are agents of redemption - God’s agents of his redemption.

And we act upon his authority and as his representatives. Only Jesus does the work of redemption, yet we are his hands and feet.

Reflection questions:

• James 1:27 caught the imagination of Dr. Robert Cooke Buckner, who changed Dallas, Texas, forever. How does this verse speak to you?
• An agent of redemption is a person of courage, compassion, and conviction. How do these words describe you?