Reconcile All Things

1 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 15-16; Colossians 1 

“…he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

Colossians 1:18-20

Jesus is our reconciler, both with God and with each other. As the body of Christ, the Church is the visible expression in the world of God’s mission of reconciliation, but only as we remain fully surrendered to Jesus, our Head. It is Jesus who must have the supremacy in all things. God’s mission of reconciliation extends to all things alienated from God and each other by the curse of sin. While this lofty language extends to creation at every level, the most basic place it extends is to the Body of Christ as we work together in the kingdom of God. The blood of Christ shed on the cross is enough for every conflict and wound. Jesus is our healer and reconciler.

Where do we need to experience that reality today?

“Lord Jesus, you are my reconciler, and your reconciliation has given me peace, for your glory.”