Now that my Bible Study group has finished Priscilla
Shirer’s Armor of God study, I need to keep moving in the right direction. Continuing the series of blog posts taken from the list Priscilla
included in her 6th week of Bible study regarding our identity and
inheritance in Christ. I pray these
reflections will open your eyes to how much God loves you. Read them as if you wrote them. Meditate on them. God bless you.
I am reconciled to God - My Identity in Christ
Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines reconciled as “Brought into friendship from a state of
disagreement or enmity; made consistent; adjusted.” So, by definition, we were God’s enemies when
we were brought into friendship with Him.
How did this happen? Romans 5:11
plainly tells us that Christ is responsible for this reconciliation. Researching this piece of my identity got me
thinking about whether I’ve ever experienced this change in relationship status
with anyone else. Sure, I’ve experienced
a form of reconciliation with some people I’ve been at odds with. But I’ve never been reconciled to another
human being as completely as I have been to God. I wonder if this is just impossible for
people to achieve this side of Heaven.
Or is it my own hardness of heart and lack of forgiveness? Might it be possible to reconcile with the
family member that has hurt you so often you don’t really want to deal with
them anymore? What about the co-worker
who talks about you behind your back?
How about the person you thought was a friend who suddenly began to
bully you? These situations are
difficult and I struggle with them because I’m very often ungodly. But today as I meditate on this aspect of my
identity in Christ, I am reminded that…
I was God’s
enemy. Now I am His friend. Jesus made this reconciliation possible. When He offered it, I simply accepted
it. Thank You, Jesus!
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