TODAY’S WORD FOR THURSDAY APRIL 6, 2017.
RECONCILER
DEFINITION:
To bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent.
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8.
And by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. Colossians 1:20.
Today we look at the second unique characteristic of Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul tells us that Jesus is different from all other men because He is Holy, He is also different and separate because He is our reconciler to God.
Paul tells us in Colossians chapter 0ne that through Christ, God, “reconciled all things to Himself,” having made peace through the shedding of blood on the cross. Jesus has reconciled us in His fleshly body through death, in order to present us before God holy, blameless and beyond reproach. The word reconciled really means here, a change in a relationship from hostility to harmony. That is what happens when we ask Jesus for forgiveness of our sins and accept Jesus as our Savior. Jesus then becomes our reconciler to God.
We see instances of reconciliation all around us. A husband leaves his wife and later decides to return. A father and son, or a mother and daughter are alienated for years and come back into a renewed relationship with each other. Two business partners have a disagreement and part ways soon to return to work with one another. These are illustrations of reconciliation. Typically, reconciliation comes at a cost. Something must be sacrificed.
God does not break His relationship with us. We break our relationship with God. It is not God being reconciled to man but it is man who is reconciled to God. Jesus reconciled us to God not through His birth but through His death on the cross. Jesus became our reconciler to God because He made the sacrifice that makes it possible for us to be reconciled to God. This is what makes Jesus unique.
Our memory verse for this week is found in Romans 8:28.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
I thank You today dear Lord, for dying on the cross so that You can reconcile me to the Father. Direct me today to serve You with honor and complete commitment to You.
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