Devotion:
Read 2 Corinthians 5:16-19.
In our passage today Paul offers a vision of the “new creation” we have been given in Christ, both for ourselves and others. When we give our life to Christ, we become new people on the inside. We are not just reformed or rehabilitated, we are re-created. We have a new life in Christ. God reconciles us, meaning he brings us back to himself and makes us right with him. As “new creatures” in Christ we look differently at people and all of creation. We stop evaluating others from our limited human point of view and look at them through God’s eyes of love, grace, and mercy. And then God gives us a task! We are to tell others the good he is doing. We become God’s representatives on earth as we learn to live the way of Jesus Christ and invite others to follow him. We are called to help make this vision a reality by offering the ministry and message of reconciliation.
Personal Worship Option:
How well are you fulfilling your responsibility as Christ’s representative? Look today for an opportunity to be his representative to someone by showing God’s goodness, patience, love, understanding, grace, and mercy.
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