Christ, The Foundation for Reconciliation!
Bible Reading: Mathew 5: 21-24
Focus verse: "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,
purifies us from all sin." 1 John 1:7
We all make friendships which at times break when we get tired with
putting up with one another. Good friends have many at times feel like
great enemies for different reasons.
We all try to make parties
where we can discuss our differences in attempts to reconcile with
friends; some people may spend huge amounts of money or wealth in this
attempt. Many communities in Africa believe in doing rituals which must
involve shedding of the blood of an animal for reconciliation to happen.
These and many others attempts that we make many at times have not
yielded the true and lasting reconciliation that we needed.
Many fail to identify Jesus to be the foundation and author of
reconciliation. They want bloodshed of animals but fail to recognize the
unstained, perfect, holy, blameless blood of the Lamb that God has
offered for their enmity. Jesus knows your differences and He
understands how to mend.
Our sins have separated us from God and we live as his enemies. God
does not want us to stay as enemies with him or with other human
beings/creatures. He has offered Christ so that we don’t live again as
enemies but be reconciled back to him and then to othes. Christ is today
standing at each ones door, wanting to help make their relationship
with our God and others, which has not worked despite our attempts. He
does not want us to continue to stay far from him or our other friends.
He wants us back to Him and as well want our loved friends back to us.
He wants to save us from spending our wealth and time in building
reconciliations by offering the perfect Reconciler at a free cost. Each
time we are faced with differences we need to let Christ be the reason
for our reconciliation, he is able to bring true repentance of
forgiveness from the heart.
Eliazar Wambo
Pastor Makira Baptist Church, Mfangano
Additional verses:
Romans 5:10
Matthew 18:15
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