Good Morning
All,
2 Corinthians 5:19; “ that
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins
against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”
One
of the most popular genres in movies is the one where two people who been long
apart from each other are reunited together again. It is most common in the Christmas
movies. Someone, a long lost daughter or
a long lost son, returns home. It might
be because a parent is sick or the family business is in trouble. Sometimes it is that the long lost soul has
run out of options and has no choice but to come home. Sometimes it gets the double and the long
lost soul also reconnects with the long lost love interest. So we can have the reconciliation of child
and parent, the renewed love interest and the first snow for Christmas. It is an instant classic!
Ok, that maybe was a little sarcastic but most of us like a story where
people get back together. One of the
more popular MASH shows was when Hawkeye and Radar reconnect two Korean
brothers, one North Korean and one South Korean, so they can talk to each
other. People loved the way that love of
family trumped politics. Most of us
enjoy when people get back together.
So if you enjoy those types of stories, the Bible is the book for
you. The entire Bible is one long
continuing story of God reconciling man to himself and to other men. It starts with everything perfect; man in
perfect harmony with God and each other.
Yet soon sin entered the world and man was soon split apart from God and
from each other. Then we read of all the
pain and the problems that exist in this world because we do not care for our
fellow man. We read how greed, envy, jealousy,
lust and other selfish passions soon rule man and lead him even farther from
God and his mercy.
Yet God chooses to reconcile man, to bring man back into fellowship with
him. He does this by having Jesus come
into this world and begin the healing process.
This process includes Jesus’ death and resurrection, as a payment and a
guarantee that the reconciliation is under way.
Each day it gets closer to completion.
So as we go along the journey, we have opportunities to reconcile with
our fellow man and to tell them how they can be reconciled to Jesus. This is part of our goal in this life to
bring people back together; first with God and then with each other.
This reconciliation is a major part of the Bible. It is a major theme throughout Scriptures. Think of the parables, the lost sheep, the
lost coin, the Prodigal Son are all about reconciliation. The man who fields the pearl is about God
reconciling with you. God wants us back
together as a happy family. So be part
of God’s plan, rejoice in the reconciliation to God and seek to reconcile with
your brothers and sisters. It will bring
contentment to your life.
Father,
guide us as we reconnect with those in our lives with whom we are at odds. Help us to restore one another to the
peaceful and loving family which you first created. Guide with your Spirit of peace and
hope. Be with those who are especially
hurt by the estrangement of this world.
Give them your peace. In the
precious name of Jesus, we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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