"All this
is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the
ministry of reconciliation." - 2 Corinthians 5:18
My ultimate joy as a human
being is that I benefit from a personal relationship with the Living God on a
daily basis; a relationship where I walk in intimate
fellowship with Him every moment of every day. Sin can separate me from
His cherished companionship, but restoration is only a humbled prayer away.
We
start out in life as enemies of God. Then, we are reconciled to Him by
believing in the saving grace of salvation through the death of Jesus Christ on
Calvary’s Cross (Colossians 1:20). We are not only reconciled to God through
Christ’s death, but we are also saved through His life! (Romans 5:10)
Even as
Christians, we so often we get an idea in our mind and run with it. We go from
one worldly pursuit to the next, collecting human accolades and storing up
treasure on this earth. We eventually find our feet far from the path that
Christ designed for our life. We are walking in disobedience and completely out
of His will. Every sin spawns from one major offense ~ the sin of unbelief.
Unbelief keeps us out of the Kingdom of God on earth and prevents us from
enjoying eternity with God in Heaven (John 3:16-18).
We inherit an
unbelieving heart from Adam and Eve, but we acquire saving faith from Jesus
Christ. He presents
us holy in His sight, without blemish and free from any accusation that would
condemn us for eternity (Colossians 1:22). This assurance works in our hearts and transforms us from
children of darkness into children of light (1 Thessalonians 5:5). Then God
launches us into the ministry of reconciliation, to bring this same Good News
to all of those, which He places in our lives (2 Corinthians 5:18). Take a
chance tomorrow...share the Good News with someone you know.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to
share Your faith with those I meet each day. Give me Your courage, wisdom and
words to lead souls to faith in You. Keep me on a straight path, because of my
enemies (Psalm 27:11); and surround me with your angels, so that I will not stumble
(Psalm 91:11).
Thought for the
Day:
When we were
enemies of God, Christ reconciled us to the Father through His death.