Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. II Corin. 5:20
In Christ we have the opportunity to be reconciled to God. Jesus is God inviting us to be reconciled with Himself. This is an incredible offer and opportunity. Reconciliation with God is the one opportunity we must not miss.
In Christ we are invited to have a new, reconciled relationship BY GOD, FOR GOD and TO GOD. In Christ we begin everything again BY GOD, FOR GOD and TO GOD. This truly is a new birth.
To understand this offer of reconciliation, It helps if we remember that to reconcile with God is to reconcile with continuous love. "God is love". Reconciliation means that In Christ we are invited to be recconciled by Love, for Love, in order to Love.
By dying for our sins Jesus makes it possible to reconcile because He is God's perfect love for us. BY His love He removes all condemnation for our sins which are our failures to continuously love. We no longer have a fight with love because love fought for us.
By coming into our lives by His Spirit Jesus makes it possible for us to live again FOR God's glory which is His love. He restores us to our original purpose which was to glorify God which is to make His love visible and available. We no longer live for ourselves, we live for love which lives in us.
By being present with us moment by moment by His Spirit Jesus loves us so we can live TOlove. He restores us to our original glory which is to love while being one with God or one with love. We no longer live just to live, we live to love.
When we say we are reconciled we are saying that we have reconciled BY LOVE, FOR LOVE, TO LOVE. We are reconciled BY GOD, FOR GOD, TO GOD.
There is nothing as wonderful as being fully reconciled by, for and to God who is continuous love.
In Christ we are invited to have a new, reconciled relationship BY GOD, FOR GOD and TO GOD. In Christ we begin everything again BY GOD, FOR GOD and TO GOD. This truly is a new birth.
To understand this offer of reconciliation, It helps if we remember that to reconcile with God is to reconcile with continuous love. "God is love". Reconciliation means that In Christ we are invited to be recconciled by Love, for Love, in order to Love.
By dying for our sins Jesus makes it possible to reconcile because He is God's perfect love for us. BY His love He removes all condemnation for our sins which are our failures to continuously love. We no longer have a fight with love because love fought for us.
By coming into our lives by His Spirit Jesus makes it possible for us to live again FOR God's glory which is His love. He restores us to our original purpose which was to glorify God which is to make His love visible and available. We no longer live for ourselves, we live for love which lives in us.
By being present with us moment by moment by His Spirit Jesus loves us so we can live TOlove. He restores us to our original glory which is to love while being one with God or one with love. We no longer live just to live, we live to love.
When we say we are reconciled we are saying that we have reconciled BY LOVE, FOR LOVE, TO LOVE. We are reconciled BY GOD, FOR GOD, TO GOD.
There is nothing as wonderful as being fully reconciled by, for and to God who is continuous love.
Bud McCord
Abide International
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