Reconciled To God

For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.  (Romans 5:10 NKJV)

I told the church of Draper Valley on Sunday that until we are able to fully grasp that we have a personal relationship with the Father by way of the Son we will never fully experience the benefits of such a relationship. I went on to explain that once we are able to lead someone to Christ we must ensure that they understand they have now entered into a personal relationship with their Creator.

At one time in our life we were actually an enemy of God. Some may think that because they have nothing against God they are not His enemy. Unless we have placed our belief in Christ and opened up our heart and invited Him in, we are enemies by Gods standards. Once we make the decision to accept Christ, God will accept us into the family and will no longer count us His enemy. Only God could offer to reconcile. You and I had nothing acceptable to offer God in order to gain salvation. God would only drop His enmity toward us when our sin was forgiven. Christ’s death for our sin was acceptable to God on our behalf. Therefore the Apostle says, “Having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.” It was the life of Christ that saved us; the life He gave up on the Cross.

For God to take such a drastic step as to sacrifice His Son in order that I would no longer be His enemy speaks volumes of how much He loves me. It is obvious that He does not want us to be apart from Him. If we are His enemy it is by our choice and not His.