Pastor's Corner

for Sunday November 15th
“by him (Jesus)God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross.” (Col 1:20)
God made peace through the blood of Jesus because through the blood of Jesus God cleansed us from our sin and thus reconciled us to Himself. Peace and reconciliation always go together. Reconciliation brings peace and to make peace is to be reconciled. Since God made peace with us by reconciling us to Himself we are to seek peace by being reconciled with those with whom we have broken relationships. Reconciliation is gained through forgiveness, and that’s where the crunch comes because forgiveness is really hard sometimes, but without forgiveness there can be no reconciliation and without reconciliation there can be no peace. I am confident that if you examine those areas of your life that are not marked by peace that you will find sin is lurking there because sin is at the root of all discord. It may be resentment; it may be anger; it may be a stubborn unforgiving attitude; it may selfishness; it may be suspicion; whatever it is, there’s only one way to deal with it and that is through the cross. Bring these things to Jesus, ask His forgiveness and leave it there at the cross. The peace we so desperately want is there at the cross. At the cross we find forgiveness and through the cross we learn to forgive. Be reconciled to God and be reconciled to one another.
Pastor Don.