Reconciliation

Many years ago, in the beginning, God created man (Adam and Eve). Man had a wonderful union with themselves and with God. That state was good. You could say “the good old days”, for the Creator Himself said it was very good.

“And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

Genesis 1:31

But due to one man's disobedience, sin entered the world, and death, through sin. That union that was once enjoyed with God was disrupted. We had fallen short of God's glory (Romans 3:23).

But God, being God, the Omniscient One, had a solution even before the problem occurred. You can say a plan B was already in the execution pipeline. He yearned for that union that was in the beginning with Himself (the Triune God) and with man. And all this was because of His nature of love, for He is love!

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19 KJV

To reconcile means “to bring back together”. God brought us back to Himself to have that union and fellowship we once had in the beginning. He made this possible through Jesus.

By His sacrifice and love, our sins are no longer counted against us. Christ opened the way for forgiveness and fellowship with God. This makes reconciliation a gift, not earned by human effort, but freely given through God’s grace.

This is the central proclamation of the gospel: that in Christ Jesus, God forgives us and reconciles us to that full union with Himself! This also transforms the way Christians interact with others. We are commanded to extend forgiveness, pursue peace, and demonstrate the same mercy we have received from God.

Believers, as Christ’s representatives, are entrusted with proclaiming His message of reconciliation and embodying it through our actions.

Reconciliation, therefore, is not only a blessing from God but also a mission for Christians to promote healing, unity, and love within our communities and the world at large.