Be Reconciled

There is a fear that follows reconciliation. Our desire burns to protect ourselves from unwanted pain a turmoil, but the thought of making things right with someone we have wronged or with someone who has wronged us can be dizzying. What if she doesn't want to reconcile? What if it just makes things worse?

This is the devil's handy work in action. The truth is that there is much freedom in reconciliation and the Lord is wooing us there.

Thefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. (Matthew 5:23 & 24)

God is pursuing us throughout Scripture. He is ever calling us into a relationship with Him, yet as we come to him in worship, He implores us to make our relationships right with our brothers and sisters in Christ before we come to Him in praise. How important is this? Paul tells us in Ephesians 4 that we ought not let the "sun go down while (we) are still angry. Do not give the devil a foothold." Our pent up frustrations are the devil's foothold and he will use them any way he can.

Lay your burdens down at the foot of the cross and be reconciled to your loved ones. Do not fear the outcome because God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of truth and love. He is life for all who believe.