In 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 we read:
The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We’re speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you.
How? you ask. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God. (The Message version)
Today,
Who is God encouraging you to be reconciled with?
Who are you encouraging to be reconciled to God?
Listen to the full talk from Sunday’s sermon on reconciliation “Better or bitter together?” below:
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