Pawned?

Ever been to a pawnshop? Cash Converters or the like? You’ll find them in most major cities. The idea is simple; if you need money, you take a valuable item like jewellery or a musical instrument to the shop where the pawnbroker appraises it and gives you cash. But if you don’t return within the specified time to redeem the item, you forfeit ownership. Although it was yours originally, you no longer have legal possession till you pay the price to get it back. And if you wait too long, it can be lost forever.

Have you ever thought of yourself as somebody who needs to be redeemed, so you can be returned to your rightful owner? The Bible suggests that we are all like that and Jesus is the one who offers to pay the redemption price for us. The story of redemption starts at Christmas and finds it culmination at Easter.

Rev Peter Morphew
Chaplain