We Are Reconciled

2 Corinth 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
There was a day when my life was separated from God. I acknowledge Him as the creator of the earth and some cosmic power out there in the vast universe. I even attempted to win His favor by being a good human being and attending the means of grace by going to church and saying ritual prayers that had very little meaning to me. I did not know that there was a God who desired to dwell within me. But there was this gulf between us that kept us apart. Sin separates us from being fit to be in His presence. The plan of God was to bridge the gap between God and man. Because Christ, the God man, came to earth to take our sin upon Himself, we can now be reconciled, and be made right to have fellowship with God. We now see the world through different eyes, our life now has a new purpose and meaning. We are reconciled, all is now right.

The Eyes of the Lord

1 Pet. 3:12 “ For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”

God is not a respecter of person, but He does have favorites. He give to every person the ability to choose right and wrong, He does not predestinate a person’s choice. His eyes show favor to them that are of a contrite heart, a heart that desire to seek God first in the everyday things of life. The righteous, are those who seek to live in harmony with God, love His commandments and choose to follow them. He listens to the the prayers of those who seek first the Kingdom of God and God’s righteousness. We don’t always understand His answers and providence, but we can arrest assure that He cares for those who love and serve Him. Those who choose to live a life of wickedness and make choices that are selfish and self-serving, God will strive against them to turn from their wicked ways and repent. Such who resist Him, will face His judgment. For those who desire to live for God, His eyes will rest on them to do them good. 

Looking to Christ

Psalms 146:8 “The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind; the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down; the Lord loveth the righteous.”-

The Lord loves all of His creation, but to those who seek after Him and desire to do what is right, He pours out His blessing, and His love is unabated. The blind man who desires to see truth is made to see by the Lord who opens the spiritual eyes of those that live in darkness. To them that have lost hope, and have beed defeated by the devil day in and day out, God will raise up. Victory comes by trusting God to help us look up and see the redemption of God. He is still in control and He will not be denied. Our political world in our nation looks bleak and our nation is in the balance of become one nation under Self. But God will watch over those who love and fear Him. He will cause to righteous to look up and see that there is one coming that will set all things right. Let us not give up, but hold on and see God work.