WEEK 40 – DAY 5

RECONCILED

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister. Colossians 1:21-23

Often when two people are estranged, there is some guilt on both sides. When it comes to being estranged from God, however, it is always we mortals who have walked away. We are born with a sinful nature, but God has made a way for us to be forgiven and reconciled to Him. Do you know people who have heard the Gospel yet walked away remaining alienated from the Lord? Perhaps you are reading this and realize that you are still a non-participant when comes to God’s offer of a relationship. The Almighty Father offers you adoption into His own family. He sent His Son, Jesus, to die in your place on the cross; so that you could be fully reconciled to God. Jesus rose from the dead and holds out the hope that we can live with Him forever enjoying abundant life. Stop walking away! Talk to God and confess that you are alienated from Him because of sin. Ask Him to forgive you and adopt you into his family. Ask Him to come into your life and establish a relationship with you in order to allow you to live for Him and turn from wickedness. Accept the gift of salvation Christ died on the cross to give you. He holds it out, and all you need to do is accept it.

Father, thank You for reconciling us to you through the blood of Jesus. Help us to live daily in a way that is honoring to you. Help us not to tarnish our family name of Christian. Help us to participate actively in our relationship moment to moment. We thank you for the opportunity to walk and talk with the Creator of the universe! Your power is overwhelming, but so is Your grace and love!