I won’t always accuse,
nor will I be enraged forever.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:19 (CEB)
In other words, God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ, by not counting people’s sins against them. He has trusted us with this message of reconciliation.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God sent Christ into the world to shift us into a mode of reconciliation.
DAILY FODDER
Why is it so much easier to harbor resentment over the way we've been treated than to initiate reconciliation?
PRAYER
God, thank you for your message of reconciliation that can restore relationships. I confess my tendency to avoid conflict and choose the path of least resistance, rather than repairing relationships. Forgive me for taking that too easy way. Show me opportunities to speak the truth in love and bring others together. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen!
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen!
