17TH FEBRUARY
2 Corinthians 5:17-19
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.”
Jesus has passed his ministry and his message on to you. Represent him well!
These verses start with such a beautiful description of what Christ has done for us. He’s changed us at the deepest level. You are not the same person you used to be. “The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Take a moment to think about how open your relationship with God is now, how you can come to him with anything. Jesus lived on earth to bring people into a healthy relationship with God (reconciliation). Now he wants your life to carry that same purpose.
He’s given you the message of reconciliation—that simple gospel message that Jesus died in our place, taking our judgment, to make a way for us to be forgiven and have a good relationship with God. And he’s given you the ministry of reconciliation—loving people, pointing them to God, and sharing the message of reconciliation with them.
MAKE IT PERSONAL
Picture in your mind Jesus himself giving you the ministry of reconciliation and entrusting you with the message of the gospel. What would your response to him be?