All things have been created by and for God. He is who He is! If He had never created man, if He had never created the earth and vast solar systems, if He had never created angels or the heavens, He would still be who He is. All of His creations were created of Him, by Him and for Him. All things are of God.
Mankind is the only creation that was created in His image which caused a deep abiding love within Him. When God and man was separated by sin, God desired reconciliation, because of that love. When reconcilation failed through the law, God provided the ultimate sacrifice to reconcile man to Himself. He didn't just send Christ to do it for Him, He was Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself personally.
We have been reconciled to Him. The sacrifice is complete. The work has been done. It is finished! God does not impute, attribute or charge our sins or trespasses against us, because the sins have been dealt with at the cross.
20-21: " Now, then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
Paul is pleading with the Corinthians to be reconciled to God, though Christ. That is the ministry that has been given to us when we accept our own reconcilation through Grace. The word of reconciliation has been entrusted to us to tell all people that God wants to restore them to a relationship with Himself, because He created them and He loves them.
It is a promise of God that He will accept us, receive us with favor, provide for and protect us. He will give us eternal life with Him, but we must not forget that He is a Holy God. Reconcilation requires for us to receive Him and to accept to be reconciled. Reconciliation brings us into agreement or harmony with God as we dedicate our lives to Him through Christ and living righteously by His grace in Godly fear.
Donna Marie
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