Greetings,
I heard a lot of great stories about what people did since we had to cancel church on Sunday. It was a great time to get to know your neighbors and serve people. The Lord is moving in exciting ways at Way of Life Fellowship!
It shouldn’t surprise us that when we act like His bride and operate as ministers of reconciliation, as each one of us are called to be, that lives are transformed. Reconciliation is a big word that essentially means to bring together in unity. Jesus brought all people that believe into unity with God the Father through the restorative act of death on the cross and His defeat of death through resurrection. This reconciliation is something that we couldn’t do on our own, we needed a savior. Jesus is that savior and we need Him to be reconciled to God.
Once we have received Jesus as our savior, it is now our responsibility to share that great news with others. It is not our responsibility to stand in the position of the savior. We cannot save anybody. We hold no such authority, but we do hold the keys to the truth of the gospel. We know the one who can save, and our job is to introduce our friends and family to Jesus. When we share with a heart of peace and restoration of relationship, humility and grace, we are operating as ministers of reconciliation.
I am learning in a deeper way how important patience is in the process of the ministry of reconciliation. Often, when we see the answer, it is too great of a temptation and we suggest, confront or react quicker than is necessary. There are times for a quick decision to be made, but most of the time it is better that we wait and pray and let the Lord do the convicting and confronting. As ministers of reconciliation we must operate always out of the love of Christ. So, when you are tempted to respond on social media with a snarky or divisive remark, or when you see something in someone that needs correcting or if you are angry, disappointed or hurt, take some time to discover again your title of minister of reconciliation and respond according to your position and title.
Love ya,
Chris
Love ya,
Chris
