Colossians 1:19-22 ”For it was the Father’s good pleasure
for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things
to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross, through Him, I
say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. And although you were
formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now
reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you
before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach.” (NASB)
Hello,
The continued recent political tensions in our country (No,
I will not really go into how I feel…) had me thinking about tension in
general. As believers we will never escape tension. Notice how the Colossians
are described here prior to their conversion – “hostile in mind”. Paul also mentions
how Jesus came to “reconcile all things to Himself” – if something needs
reconciliation, there must be an issue!
There is a natural tension between right and wrong, between
God and Satan, and between those who follow God and those who don’t.
One thing to note about this tension however is that peace
comes through the person of Jesus Christ (through His blood on the cross as
Paul reminds us above). Most people look at achieving peace in the midst of
tension as coming to an agreement in the middle, not necessarily on one “side”.
But since God is the creator of the world, well….He kind of is right! What is
truly amazing is that instead of being forceful and tyrannical, He offers
reconciliation through peace and love.
So, yes – there will always be tension, but we can help ease
that tension one person at a time as we share the peace and love of Jesus.
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