2 Corinthians 5 -- Declaring PEACE, Not War

“All this is from God.  Through Christ, God made peace between us and Himself … God won in Christ, making peace between the world and Himself.  In Christ, God did not hold the world guilty of its sins… Christ had no sin, but God made Him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God.”

 

God created all that we know, and selfishly we chose to sin and messed it all up.  But here’s the remarkable thing:  “God has not declared WAR on the world!  At the cross He declared peace,” my commentary said.  And He did that how?  By the very death of His Son!  He gave instead of taking.  That’s something the world cannot understand.  You don’t win by giving in!  He declared peace by giving His Son, yet most of the world has not laid down their arms against Him and accepted that peace.  Therefore, “one day He will declare war; and then it will be too late for those who have rejected the Savior.”

 

We as Christians are ambassadors going out to get people to accept those terms of peace.  We aren’t declaring war against them.  We therefore should not go out in an attitude of feeling as though we’re intruding and unwelcome.  We’re talking about a benefit, not a burden for them.  I sure need to see it more that way!

 

Father, who but You would declare peace by sacrificing Your own Son for Your enemies!  It’s amazing how Satan has blinded the world to that supreme act of love!  Open eyes and help them to see that, Father, and expose Satan for the liar he is.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford