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gettin’ it all together
“He has made everything appropriate to its time, and has put the timeless into their hearts.” —Ecclesiastes 3:11
In Jesus, seeking and losing are not necessarily opposites (see Eccl 3:6). Only when we lose our lives (Lk 9:24) can we seek first God’s kingdom (Mt 6:33). Also, love and hate are not always opposites (Eccl 3:8). We hate sin because we love sinners and especially because we love God. Finally, because Jesus is our Peace (Eph 2:14), we have a peace beyond understanding (Phil 4:7). Our peace is not incompatible with war (Eccl 3:8). Rather, we have peace in the midst of a spiritual war (Eph 6:12; Rv 19:14ff).
Because of sin, creation and our human nature are fallen. Our hearts are restless. We struggle with inner conflicts (Jas 4:1). In the new covenant, Jesus has destroyed “the devil’s works” (1 Jn 3:8) and has reconciled “everything in His Person, both on earth and in the heavens” (Col 1:20). “All this has been done by God, Who has reconciled us to Himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:18).
Prayer: Jesus, I give my life to You.
Promise: The Son of Man “must first endure many sufferings, be rejected by the elders, the high priests and the scribes, and be put to death, and then be raised up on the third day.” —Lk 9:22
Praise: Jesus healed a severe split in the Murphy’s marriage. They can now witness that Jesus is their Peace, and has made the two of them one by breaking down the barrier of hostility that kept them apart (see Eph 2:14).
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