Sin Breaks Our Relationship With God

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Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.                                 2 Corinthians 5:18

        The world abounds with people whose sin has alienated them from God. Christ's sacrificial work has restored Christians to a love relationship with the heavenly Father. As Christians, we are appointed as ministers of reconciliation. Once Christ dwells within us, we become His ambassadors, and we entreat others to be reconciled to Him (2 Cor. 5:20). We are God's messengers of peace, urging others to return to God (Matt. 5:9). 

        Sin breaks our relationship with God, it severs relationships with others as well. Broken relationships are the epidemic of our day. Sin alienates family members, separates friends, divides churches, and destroys marriages. Sin creates mistrust, jealousy, hatred, and greed, all of which devastate relationships. Only Christ has the remedy for the disastrous effect of sin on human relationships. As His ambassadors, we are to take the message of reconciliation to a broken, divided world. We urge reconciliation first with God, and then with each other. 

        Think about this. How tragic it is when God's messengers of peace is a deceiver. How can false ambassadors carry a message of love and yet be filled with disobedience? If  you refuse to repent of your disobedience your massage of reconciliation is deceitful. The evidence that you are a disciple of Jesus is that you be a true Christian and love your fellow Christians (John 13:35). In each of your relationships, make certain that your actions share the love and forgiveness that reflect what you received from God. Then you will not only speak the message of peace, but you will live it as well. 

Jesus told His disciples, "The Spirit will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is Mine. Therefore I said that He will take from what is Mine and make it known to you" (John 16:14-15)  

Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the LORD and thank Him for His forgiveness. 

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