Meditating on Ps49 this morn. v7-8 caught my eye. Word states clearly that "no man by any means can redeem his brother." In fact, those that try are counseled in v8 to "cease trying forever". In my new favorite show, one of the characters can pop back and forth into time, and in one ep, he grabs on to a friend and drags him into the future with him. But Word says such dragging along can't occur into eternity. It's a lost cause.
The reason is stated clearly in v8 -- "the redemption of his soul is costly". I can imagine God the Father inspiring David to pen this psalm, can see Him reflecting on the costliness of that redemption, can see Him pausing in sorrow, and can see Him directing David to press these words to paper in grim resignation.
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