reconcile |ˈrekənˌsīl|verb [ trans. ] (often be reconciled) -restore friendly relations...Paul says in verse 18 God reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation...this means when we accept Christ as our Lord and savior that our relationship with God, the creator of heaven and earth, is restored...once the relationship was divided by sin but now, through Christ, it is totally restored....in the definition it says "restore friendly relations" so that means that we are God's friend!!!...does that not just pump you up? The God of the universe WANTS to be our friend...we are just a little speck on the planet and he wants to be our friend...powerful huh?...and as mentioned earlier...Christ gave us the ministry of reconciliation as well, so he expects us to show this to others as well...so as children of God we cant hold other's sins against them...we have to imply the ministry of reconciliation so that we show them the love that Christ has for the world...20 we are therefore Christ's ambassadors as though God were making his appeal through us...Wow!...sounds like we have a mission on our hands, and it comes from God...God wants to use us in incredible ways...1 Cor. 2:9 "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him"...that is one of the most powerful scriptures that i have read in a while...it just shows us that without a doubt God has a plan for those who loves him...it means he is going to blow our minds....use us in ways that are beyond our imagination....im ready to see how he is going to rock my world and the worlds of those around me that love the lord...it should be an everyday goal for all Christians to impact the life of someone else in a positive way...you never know who is watching, or who needs a kind word...well im gonna buckle down for some more office work, but ill update sometime soon...
PS...i am so thankful for all the prayers and support from my family and friends...it means a lot and it is surely needed day in and day out...God Bless!!!
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