50 Days of Wisdom

Scripture refers to believers as ministers of reconciliation. We've been called then to preach the ministry of reconciliation, to tell sinners they can be reconciled to God. And it assumes that we have to help them to understand that they are currently alienated from God. In other words, you can't tell people they can be reconciled until you've made it clear that they need to be reconciled, because you don't want to be the enemy of holy God. Now, it's helpful to understand the nature of this great truth. Reconciliation, and this is so very important, is by the will of God. Look at 2 Corinthians 5:18, "Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ." All what things? All the things that Paul's been talking about from verse 14. Salvation, the provision in the death of Christ, being made a new creation, having the old pass away and the new come. This is speaking not about justification but about regeneration. This is by the will of God. All these things are from God. According to verse 19, "It is God in Christ reconciling us." And Verse 20, "It is God making an appeal through us." Reconciliation is by the will of God. That is the foundational reality. We cannot decide to be reconciled to God. We have no power to satisfy God's anger. We have no ability to set aside His justice to achieve His righteousness. We're the offenders. We have been banished from His presence forever. Any change in our relationship with God has to come from Him. Any reconciliation has to be by His design. And this is at the heart of the gospel. God loves sinners and seeks to reconcile them. He designed a means to reconcile with sinners, to make sinners into sons. It is God who reconciled us to Himself. It is God who is the reconciler. That is just such a profound point. If you go back and study the religions of the world, you will not find a reconciling deity in the history of religion. You will not find a God who is by nature a reconciler. But First Timothy 4:10 says, "God is the Savior of all men, especially those who believe." What does that mean? Well, there is a sense in which He is the Savior of all men. But it's in a very generic, comprehensive, and wide sense. He's the Savior of all men. What do we mean by that? Physically and temporally. The Bible says, "The wages of sin is death." And "The soul that sins, it shall die." And, "Violate one law and the full weight of the Law will fall upon you." And, "In sin, my mother conceived me; I have been a sinner from conception." So why am I alive? Why am I here? Because God is by nature a Savior, and every sinner who takes another breath is living proof that God is by nature a Savior. And it is, as Romans 2 says, the forbearance and patience of God with sinners that is intended to demonstrate that He's the Savior and lead them to repentance. The very fact that we sinners experience grace, such as smelling the coffee, kissing the one we love, having children, enjoying a sunset, eating a wonderful meal, taking a beautiful vacation, having success, and appreciating music, gives testimony to the fact that God is by nature a Savior, and if He wasn't, He would destroy sinners before they took another breath. Therefore, the good news is you don't have to try to convince God to save because He is a Savior by nature. You just need to convince the sinner to receive His gift of salvation. Repent and believe! GTY.org (TM11-7) – The Reconciling Gospel

Today's Wisdom

Day: 1025

September 10, 2026

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