Ransom

When you think of the word
RANSOM
What images do you see
In your mind's eye?

I see the movie "Taken"
With Liam Neeson.
His daughter is kidnapped,
And he is instantly transformed
Into Superdad Ninja,
Mercilessly kicking bad guy butt
Across the cinematic screen.
Enemies are defeated
In the personal war he wages
Against the forces of darkness.
He reclaims his daughter.
He takes her home,
And the family lives
Happily Ever After.

The story of our own
Ransom and Deliverance
Is no less dramatic,
And is replayed
A million times daily
Across the hearts and lives
Of humanity.

Anointed One,
You ransomed Yourself
For us.
You redeem the life
We shattered in Eden.
You died the death
We deserved for the sin-guilt
Of our disobedience.
You hung, accursed on a tree,
To grant the sons and daughters
Of rebellion
Access to Your Almighty Father.
You paid the price
For our iniquities.
You bore, and continue to bear,
The burdens of our sins,
So that when Your Father
Gazes on us,
He sees not us
In all our devastating apostasy,
But You,
In the completeness
Of Your Atonement.

When I hear the word
RANSOM
I now think of You,
Battling the forces of darkness...
Conquering Death...
Providing the bonafide
Happily Ever After
That my soul cries out for.
I am the daughter,
Captured and beaten,
In my own action movie,
Clinging to the hope
That only faith in You can provide...