“Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in His flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in Himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross…” (Ephesians 2:13-16 NIV)
God has broken into this world in an astounding story of divinity and humanity that boggles the brain even as it transforms the heart…
In the words of the late Samuel Hines, “God has a one-term agenda, listed in one expressive and inclusive word: reconciliation.” It is a bold statement. It suggests that God’s intention, purpose, and desire for the world can be captured in this one word.
Reconciliation implies that a relationship has suffered damage. It indicates division exists where there was once harmony. Such division marks all humanity. Through sin and disobedience, we have separated ourselves from God and from one another…
In Christ, through Christ, and with Christ
that “dividing wall of hostility” has been torn down. According to Charles
Wesley, reconciliation is… the message of Christmas:
Hark the herald angels sing,
peace on earth, and
mercy mild,
God and sinners
reconciled!”
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