SUNDAY May 16, 2021

Reconciled to God

...and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Ephesians 2:16-18

Jesus Christ’s sacrificial death on the Cross has made the way for both Jew and Gentile to be reconciled to God. He came to die for the sins of the world––both Jew and Gentile alike. The grace of God opens the way for anyone to receive salvation. Only Jesus can save a person. He is the Bridge Builder, the Mediator whereby a person can come to the Father:

For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time... (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

When a person comes to Jesus, they have access to the Father immediately. Jesus opens the door to the Father by His Spirit. People in the world try to come to the Father through works or other people. God is unreachable through the Law, ordinances, or man-made traditions––legalism. There is no other person who can bring someone to the Father: not Mary, the Pope, Buddha or Krishna.

Seriously, you do not need a friend or priest to help you come before God. You can now go directly to the Father yourself, through Jesus Christ; otherwise, you will never see the Father.

Thomas, one of Jesus’ Disciples, was troubled. He knew the Lord was going away. He, along with the other Disciples, was not sure where He was going. The Lord had told them He was going to prepare a place for them, and they knew the way (John 14:1-5). Consider Jesus’ answer to Thomas: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).

Philip asked Jesus another important question: ...“Lord, show us the Father....” Reflect on Jesus’ answer again: “...He who has seen Me has seen the Father...” (John 14:8-9). Are you unsure of the way to heaven, to the place Jesus is preparing for His children? It is through Christ alone.

“I and My Father are one.”
~John 10:30~

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