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 we walk in intimate fellowship with Him every moment of every day.
Even while we were still sinners, God demonstrated His love for us. Sin separates us from His cherished companionship, but restoration is only a humbled prayer away. God reconciled us to Himself through Jesus’ sacrifice on Calvary’s cross (2 Corinthians 5:28; Romans 5:8-10).
We start out in life as enemies of God. Then, we are reconciled to Him by believing in the saving grace of salvation through Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:20). Now, He gives us the ministry of reconciliation.
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. We prevent this from occurring by allowing God’s peace to rule in our heart as we walk according to the guidance of His Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 3:15-17; Galatians 5:15-25).
God launches every Believer into the ministry of reconciliation, to bring the Good News of the Gospel of Christ to all those that He places in our lives (2 Corinthians 5:18). Take a chance tomorrow...share, with someone you know, the Good News of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ.
Prayer:
Father God, help us to share Your good news with those we meet each day. Give us Your courage, wisdom, and words to lead souls to faith in You. Keep us on a straight path, because of satanic enemies (Psalm 27:11); and surround us with Your angels, so that we will not stumble or fall (Psalm 91:11).
Remind us that 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). Thank You that this assurance works in our heart and transforms us from children of darkness into children of light (1 Thessalonians 5:5).
Thought for the Day:
Every sin spawns from one major offense, which is the sin of unbelief, and unbelief keeps us out of the Kingdom of God on earth and prevents us from enjoying eternity with God in Heaven; yet, when we were enemies of God, Christ reconciled us to the Father through His death – Heaven is ours if we want it.
- John 3:16-18; Romans 5:10
