by Mike Bennett

The psalmist poetically describes the power of death (Psalm 49:14). But God is much more powerful and can resurrect us from the grave. Part of His plan is to redeem us—to buy us back by paying the penalty of our sins.

That redemption is expensive, as mentioned earlier in the psalm: “None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—for the redemption of their souls is costly” (Psalm 49:7-8).

The cost was the death of our Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ. Study more about His sacrifice in our article “The Greatest Sacrifice Ever.”

For more about how God will bring us back from the dead, see the article “Resurrections: What Are They?”