“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye
reconciled to God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:20
God desires reconciliation with mankind. He desires a restored and resolved fellowship
with us. Adam and Eve experienced perfect
fellowship with the Father in the garden, and that was lost when they transgressed. Sin entered into the heart of man and we
stood without reconciliation, we were unreconciled to God because of sin. Christ paid the debt so that we could be
reconciled to God; so that the fellowship could be restored, the sin question
settled, and the whole mattered resolved.
In the book of 2 Samuel we find the account of
the death of Absalom; King David’s son. A
terrible scandal occurred in the kingdom and Absalom’s thirst for vengeance created
a rift in the relationship between father and son. Absalom’s pride and lust only furthered this
tare. So much so that Absalom spent two
years in Jerusalem, but never saw his Dad’s face. He never went to him for council. He never sat at his table for dinner. They were in close proximity with one another
on a daily basis, but they had no fellowship, they were unreconciled. David wanted reconciliation, he desired a
relationship with his boy, but the son desired not the father. The sin in Absalom’s heart had twisted that
man into a power hungry monster until he wanted nothing but the throne. He desired only achievements, and it became
his downfall. It ruined his life and the
relationships that matter the most.
Truth be told, he’s not the only man to ever fall into that trap. Many a man have spent their life warring
after power and achievement, only to find that in their pursuit they laid waste
to the things which they hold most dear.
Absalom lived and died in his sins, unreconciled to his father, never
knowing the full fellowship that perhaps once was. God sent his son Jesus Christ into the world
to die for our sins so that we will not share in Absalom’s fate.
We find sin and unrest in the world, because
there are people in the world; and sin is in the heart of people. When one has sin in their heart, by and by
they will have sin in their life. Sin
separates us from God, it always has, and it always will; if you have sin in
your life it will forever separate you from God. You will never find true: peace, love, joy,
happiness, because you are unreconciled to your Father and creator. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. We can be reconciled to God, through Jesus
Christ. If we call on the saving power
of Jesus he can restore us to true fellowship.
He can settle us in him, and resolve our purposes in life to one
singular, wonderful purpose: Love. The absolute
love of God and love for our neighbor.
This reconciliation is obtainable and accessible, but only through the
path of humility. You must renounce your
pride and lust; it can’t be your way, always, every day. It must be God’s way, always, every day.
When we repent, he forgives, and when we
commit, he sanctifies. We are then
accepted as sons and daughters; empowered by the Holy Ghost to reign over sin
in this life; and thereby are we reconciled.
