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2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2

Be Reconciled to God

Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.  We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.  If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.  For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!  All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.  We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.  God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.  For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard you,
    and in the day of salvation I helped you.”

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

THE BLESSINGS OF RECONCILIATION

STRONGER FAITH - Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;RENEWED PHYSICAL STRENGTH - Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength;GROWTH IN HUMILITY - 1 Peter 5:6-8 “So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.GOD WILL KEEP YOU (you won’t look like what you’ve been through) - Psalm 119:116 Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed. Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.STRONGER TRUST THAT GOD’S IN CONTROL (no matter what the outcome) - Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. (ALSO - Psalm 40:1-3  I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.) (ALSO - Psalm 34:1-7  I will praise the Lord no matter what happens. I will constantly speak of his glories and grace. I will boast of all his kindness to me. Let all who are discouraged take heart. Let us praise the Lord together and exalt his name. For I cried to him and he answered me! He freed me from all my fears. Others too were radiant at what he did for them. Theirs was no downcast look of rejection! This poor man cried to the Lord—and the Lord heard him and saved him out of his troubles. For the Angel of the Lord guards and rescues all who reverence him.)A MORE PLIABLE HEART (more honest dialog w/God) - Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (ALSO - Psalm 10:1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?) (ALSO - Psalm 61:1-4 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.)WILL TEACH YOU TO LET THINGS GO - Psalm 62:8 “Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.WE SEE THAT GOD MAKES DISAPPOINTMENT FOR OUR GOOD AND HIS GLORY - Romans 5:3-5 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. (ALSO - 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.) (ALSO - Romans 8:18  I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.) (ALSO- James 1:2-4 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.GOD MAKES SURE THAT WE ARE STRONGER AFTER DISAPPOINTMENT - Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (ALSO - Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.) (ALSO - Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?) (ALSO - Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.) (ALSO - Habakkuk 2:3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.)