Monday, December 4, 2017

Advent devotional

During this Advent season Madison FBC wants to bring you a series of devotions each weekday that focuses on the primary purpose for the birth of Jesus Christ. That purpose can be summed up in one word: reconciliation. The messages on Sunday morning will look at Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace and how reconciliation leads to each of these.

In 2 Corinthians 5: 18 the apostle Paul writes, “Now all things are of God who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”

The message of the Gospel is simple. Our sins separated us from God. Religion is sometimes described as man’s attempt to reach out to God, but religion will always come up short in that effort. The Gospel tells us how God reached out towards us through His Son, Jesus Christ, so that our sins could be forgiven and we could enjoy a relationship with Him. Because of Christ we can be reconciled to God and to one another.

Check back every day, Monday through Friday, during Advent to learn more about reconciliation.

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