Reconciliation: It all starts here!

God is essentially a reconciler at heart. Everything that he does is a desire to reach out, restore and repair all broken relationships. Although the word reconciliation is only mentioned 16 times in the New Testament, its outcomes are amazing.

1. Reconciled to God

"For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him by the death of his son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life."

2. Reconciled to another

“If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift at the altar. First go and be reconciled…”

3. Reconciled to myself

“What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord."

4. Reconciliation between Israel and the nations

“God’s purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace…and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross”.

5. Reconcile all things

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him and through him to reconcile all things to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood shed upon the cross.

Which of these 4 relationships do I most need to attend to for healing?

• With Myself - Renewing my true self
• With God - Restoring my Imago
• With My World - Re-connecting with place
• With Others - Repairing a relationship