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About-Him.Com Devotional 02-23-2002
3rd in a series on II
Corinthians 5:17-21
II Corinthians
5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation.
To
wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself - Oh
the mystery of the incarnation. I can't comprehend every detail but the
scripture is emphatic that Jesus was and is God manifest in flesh (1 Timothy
3:16). Hard to comprehend how He could be both God and man at the same time in
one visible being, but He affirmed that it was so (John 3:13). The
angel called Him Emmamuel, God with us ( Matthew 1:23). He claimed
oneness with the Father (John 10:30), and told Thomas and Phillip
that they had both known and seen the Father. Colossians tells us that it
pleased the Father that in Him (Jesus) should all the fulness of the Deity dwell
bodily ( Colossians 1:19, 2:9).
Reconciling the world unto himself - We were
reconciled to God by the blood of Jesus Colossians 1:21-22) . A perfect spotless
lamb was required and none was available (Isaiah 59:16), therefore God fulfilled
the prophesy of Abraham provided Himself as a sacrifice (Genesis
22:8).
Not
imputing their trespasses unto them: The slate has been wiped clean
and we have been washed and made whiter than snow (John 8:11; Romans 3:25-26;
Isaiah 1:18).
And
hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation: We have a job to
do. Billions of people have never heard the word of reconciliation. Our job is
to tell them (Mark 16;15-16; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts
1:8).
Humor
A man complains to the family
doctor that he often has to repeat things several times before his wife will
answer.
The doctor suggest that as a test
of her hearing the man should stand back 20 feet and ask her a question. If he
gets no answer, he should move up 5 feet at a time and repeat the question until
he gets an answer..
The man comes home and his wife is
chopping vegetables for supper. The man stands back 20 feet and says, "Honey,
what's for supper." No reply. At 15 feet No reply. Same thing at 10 feet, then 5
feet. Finally he leans over his wife's shoulder and asks, "Honey, what's for
supper?
She replies, "For the fifth time,
vegetable stew.!!!"
In
About-Him
My God, My
King and My Redeemer This is our own composition . It coincides with
the devotional above. Hope you enjoy it.
RealAudio http://about-him.com/music/mygod.ram
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