He Has Reconciled You

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Colossians 1:21-23

We think about the work our wonderful wives can do in the kitchen, for our pleasure. Colors of food are creative, unlike what they looked like before she touched them. They are now beautifully arranged, in a harmony of meat, white puffy rice, and vegetables all welcome us to the dinner table, so we can enjoy her handiwork.

Beforehand the meat was squishy, and raw, the rice was hard and brittle, and the vegetables needed to be scrubbed and trimmed.

We should be reminded of what Jesus Christ has done for us, graciously. We are all aware of our frailties, and our propensity to sin. We know we are not presentable to God.

Jesus presents us to our Father as a thing of beauty worthy to be in His presence.

May His transforming work on our behalf stimulate us to live up to the presentation and to be humbly grateful to Christ for His finishing work in our lives.

Jesus takes us as we are and makes us what we should be.

Our Daily Bread – December 28, 2013