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South Park, Colorado
I've got a feeling that when this structure had a roof, floors and doors, the view out of this window was spectacular. In fact, every window had an amazing view. In each direction the residents would view mountains and high desert. From this vantage point high on a hill, they could watch their cattle. This indeed was a room with a view.
The cross is our window to the heart of God. By his sacrifice for humanity Jesus makes known to us the core of God's attitude toward us.
The heart of God is the heart of reconciliation. We have been reconciled to God. It doesn't matter who we are or what we've done the cross is our window into the heart of reconciliation. We are reconciled to God.
This reconciliation doesn't stop here. The reconciling work of God, that window into his heart, is also the means by which we are reconciled to each other.
"Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death." Ephesians 2:16 New Living Translation
I'm troubled. I look out over the Christian community and brothers and sisters in Christ are refusing to be reconciled to each other. Our refusal to strive toward reconciliation is like turning our backs on Jesus' cross. It's saying to God what you did for me is great, but don't expect me to do the same thing for someone else.
The most difficult work we do here on this globe is strive toward reconciliation. Reconciliation is not one sided. Reconciliation doesn't happen when one person says yes and the other no. It takes both parties to get their hands dirty in the work of reconciliation, yet it takes one person to get the process started.
That is what Jesus has done for us. He got dirty, or rather bloody, so that we might be reconciled to God and each other.
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The cross is our window to the heart of God. By his sacrifice for humanity Jesus makes known to us the core of God's attitude toward us.
The heart of God is the heart of reconciliation. We have been reconciled to God. It doesn't matter who we are or what we've done the cross is our window into the heart of reconciliation. We are reconciled to God.
This reconciliation doesn't stop here. The reconciling work of God, that window into his heart, is also the means by which we are reconciled to each other.
"Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death." Ephesians 2:16 New Living Translation
The most difficult work we do here on this globe is strive toward reconciliation. Reconciliation is not one sided. Reconciliation doesn't happen when one person says yes and the other no. It takes both parties to get their hands dirty in the work of reconciliation, yet it takes one person to get the process started.
That is what Jesus has done for us. He got dirty, or rather bloody, so that we might be reconciled to God and each other.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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