Louder Than the Others
“Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.”
II Corinthians 5:20
This morning, the birds are singing and communicating with each other.
One bird is singing louder than all the others. Is he telling the others about the abundance of worms he found nearby? Could he be sending out a warning about the black cat prowling at the edge of the woods? Or, is this his latest “tweet”?
Whatever he is trying to convey, it’s with a sense of urgency. There seems to be a passion in his voice.
Paul is speaking with a sense of urgency. “Be reconciled to God!”
Merriamwebster.com defines reconciliation this way:
“to restore to friendship or harmony reconciled the factions. b : settle, resolve reconcile differences. 2 : to make consistent or congruous reconcile an ideal with reality. 3 : to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant was reconciled to hardship.”
Sin separates us from God. Jesus came to bridge the gap!
He took our place, bearing our sins. Paul explains:
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
II Corinthians 5:21
So, let’s heed Paul’s admonition and come to the LORD by faith, and be reconciled to Him.
Then, we can “tweet” this truth to others…
May our lives be a beautiful melody, a sweet harmony, like the song of the birds in the trees…
