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The Key to Peace

Reconciliation

In today’s social environment, I can not think of a more important topic than reconciliation. We all need to be reconciled to God and every one of our neighbors — near and far. 

Reconciliation is both a universal command and also a personal calling for each one of us. We need reconciliation with anyone with whom we have strained or broken relationships, regardless of how they may be different from us.

Would you like a real-life example of reconciliation? I share a deeply personal experience about how reconciliation helped me grow closer to Jesus in chapter 5 of my new book, Live Large!

What Would Motivate Us to Embark on a Peace-Making Mission?

Love is our motivation.

II Corinthians 5:14 has many different translations, each one beautiful:

For the love of Christ controls us

ESV

The very spring of our actions is the love of Christ.

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For the love of Christ constraineth us

KJV

Christ’s love controls us now.

TLB

Christ’s love compels us.

NIV

What Should We Do?

We love, not only for ourselves but for others. Again, we can look to several different translations for guidance. The following are all from II Corinthians 5:15:

He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

ESV

Now, the power that has planned this experience for us is God, and he has given us his Spirit as a guarantee of its truth. This makes us confident, whatever happens.

JB Phillips

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.

KJV

This is what God has prepared for us, and as a guarantee, he has given us his Holy Spirit.

TLB

Now, the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

NIV

Reconciliation, correctly applied, does not only encompass good relations. It is also the doing away of hostility, the bringing of a quarrel to an end. It implies the two parties being reconciled were formerly hostile to one another. 

I hope this motivates us all to reconcile our broken relationships!

A win-win in all our dealings with others bring peace and satisfaction to both sides of the relationship. You win, and they win! And we could all use some wins right now.

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Bob Lonac

About Bob Lonac

Today, friends call me a leader of leaders. But this wasn’t always the case.

During my life of working in faith-based, Christ-centered ministry, relationships have proved to be the common thread. My passion is helping other people grow through one-on-one mentoring and small group training. I love building teams. I love seeing people and organizations succeed. You can read more about my story and what I'm doing now.

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