Paul
the apostle told the Corinthian church members he and his companions,
“if any man be
in Christ, he is
a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are
become new”,
and in
chapter five and verse eighteen of Second Corinthians, Paul told the
church members how Jesus, “has given to us
the ministry of reconciliation”
where we read:
And all
things are of
God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ,
and has
given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
The verse begins, “And
all things are
of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ,”
Paul began with the word, “and
all things”
which
means “each, every, the whole and everyone” “are
of God” or
“by the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the
Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “who
has reconciled us”
which refers to “God has returned with favor, changed mutually and
compound a difference toward Paul and his companions” “to
himself”
or “to God” “by Jesus”
whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God,
the Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “Christ”
or “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”.
Paul referred to how everything has it's origin in God, and He is the
one who has “returned us into favor” with Himself by “Jesus”.
The verse continues, “and
has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”
Paul added the words, “and has given to us”
which means “has bestowed, granted, supplied, furnished and
delivered” “the ministry”
or “the service and office of those who render to others the
offices of Christian affection” “of
reconciliation”
which means “of exchange, difference and restoration to favor”.
Paul shared how God entrusted he and his companions with the “office
of restoration” of individuals with God.
When we meditate upon
these words of Paul, we see how he attributed everything to God who
brought he and his companions into a relationship with Him through
His Son Jesus. After that, Paul and his companions were commissioned
to the “office” of “restoring” people to God. Jesus desires
to have a relationship with everyone who will, and afterwards, they
become a part of “the ministry of reconciliation” whereby
others come to know Jesus as well.
Next
time Paul tells the church members, “that
God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then,
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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