A Miracle of Reconciliation to Savour In This Fractured World
A Miracle of Reconciliation to Savour In This Fractured World
By
Steve Wickham
Submitted On May 24, 2017
It can take twenty years, but ultimately justice can be served if we don't lose faith in the hope we hold to.
But we must believe in the scandalous possibility of an audacious hope. That hearts bent and broken can be straightened out and healed in a miraculous reconciliation. (And, take heart, even where reconciliation does not occur, the hope carried in a faithful heart heals that heart that searches for resolution in any ultimate event.)
Such audacious hope is founded on the principle that we do our repentance in readiness for them to do theirs. Then we're ready and waiting should God complete the miracle. Grace has already proffered to us, ours. And we're heavenly thankful. And still we find there is yet more work to do in repenting. What hurt a lot takes a lot to heal - more than we'd ever wish it to cost us.
Should God complete the miracle, and He will at their submission, we are, both of us, no longer bound to the condemnation of our amalgamated sin. If God would work in their hearts, too, convicting them by His Spirit that relationships were made for more than divorce, then the relationship in focus might be elevated to heights unimaginable, experiences of blessing would be had, and belief in God to reconcile would soar.
Far too much of the world and the church do not believe in Jesus' final imperative: love one another, just as I have loved you. Jesus wants us to ascend to His love. People who do not act in such ways reveal they do not believe in such things. This is a great shame!
The best witness of our faith in Christ is our ability to act in accordance with the imperative - love one another - for that requires humility and submission.
But we must believe in the scandalous possibility of an audacious hope. That hearts bent and broken can be straightened out and healed in a miraculous reconciliation. (And, take heart, even where reconciliation does not occur, the hope carried in a faithful heart heals that heart that searches for resolution in any ultimate event.)
Such audacious hope is founded on the principle that we do our repentance in readiness for them to do theirs. Then we're ready and waiting should God complete the miracle. Grace has already proffered to us, ours. And we're heavenly thankful. And still we find there is yet more work to do in repenting. What hurt a lot takes a lot to heal - more than we'd ever wish it to cost us.
Should God complete the miracle, and He will at their submission, we are, both of us, no longer bound to the condemnation of our amalgamated sin. If God would work in their hearts, too, convicting them by His Spirit that relationships were made for more than divorce, then the relationship in focus might be elevated to heights unimaginable, experiences of blessing would be had, and belief in God to reconcile would soar.
Far too much of the world and the church do not believe in Jesus' final imperative: love one another, just as I have loved you. Jesus wants us to ascend to His love. People who do not act in such ways reveal they do not believe in such things. This is a great shame!
The best witness of our faith in Christ is our ability to act in accordance with the imperative - love one another - for that requires humility and submission.
Steve Wickham holds Degrees in Science, Divinity, and Counselling. Steve writes at: http://epitemnein-epitomic.blogspot.com.au/ and http://tribework.blogspot.com.au/
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