Offer a hand of Peace!

2 Corinthians 5: 18 – 19

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.

 

The ministry of reconciliation, especially when it’s found in the church, is something beautiful to behold.

Followers of Christ cannot stay embittered toward anyone, because it is a mark of a Christian.

 

Regardless of how it’s received, we must make every effort to offer a hand of peace.

We must always make that effort!

 

Did you every say something to someone, and didn’t think about the ramifications, before the words spilled out of your mouth?

We’ve all done it, but there is something so wonderful, when someone allows us to go free.

That’s reconciliation.

 

Paul is telling us all in this verse, how important it is to demonstrate the love of Jesus.

Jesus made the first move toward us, and reconciled us.

Maybe we should make the first move, more than we do.

 

Refusing to reconcile with other people, is a complete failure to comply with the order of God’s Word.

Since we have been reconciled to Christ, through His sacrifice, then we ought to be bearers of the light of His love.

 

Was the misunderstanding you had, really worth the effort of carrying that burden?

Who do you need to be reconciled to, today?

 

Maybe it’s time to get over it. Maybe it’s time we get over ourselves….