Greetings,
God has called His Church to a ministry of reconciliation. If there was ever a time when that is needed, it is now. The world’s solutions seem to always divide. They tend toward separation.
In our fractured world, people have become so polarized, they will hardly speak to someone who doesn’t think like they do. Because so many people are divided over things like religion, social issues and politics, the Church must remember that it is our responsibility to unite and heal those fractures. God’s solutions always unite and heal.
2 Corinthians 5:18 (NKJV) – “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.”
Jesus bridged the impassable chasm by reconciling God and man. We too, are called to reconcile the unsaved to God, and believers with each other. What does that mean? It means that just as Christ reached down to us when we could not reach up to Him, we must intentionally seek to unite the divisions among mankind. We must not look at those who are different from us as “the problem.” Instead of waiting for them to approach us, we must follow Christ’s example of action and take the first step!
How did Jesus unite and make us one? By loving us! “Greater love has no man than this…” He has called us to love everyone; not just those who are like us.
Dear God, help us to love one another as You have loved us. I want You to love others through me and through my actions. Help me not to accept the divisive road of blaming others and thinking they are the enemy. Cause me to see others as You do.
Today, I’m worshiping with the Binions and “Come and Tear Down the Walls.”
We love you and are praying for you. Be INSPIRED!
Pastor