“Be reconciled to God!”

To be reconciled is by definition, “To cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate, to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons; to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.); to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements; to reconcile accounts.” This definition sounds a lot like the daily activities that happen at work. That could be right, that what we do all day long is reconcile. It’s not a bad thing. In fact, those who can reconcile better than others probably end up succeeding over others. Let’s consider the alternative. Those who can’t reconcile probably don’t last long in the workplace. We are better off being able to reconcile with others and we have to be able to bring things together in a way that makes sense to most, if not all, or the organization just won’t work. As we look at our teams and our talent, let’s pay attention to our collective abilities to reconcile to where the business wants and needs to be.

We are told clearly that we are to be reconciled to God. If you read earlier in 2 Corinthians, Chapter 5, you will find that we are also to be ones who reconcile others to Him. Why are we to do that? Because, Jesus made the greatest reconciliation of all when He reconciled “The world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them.” What a gift we have been given! Let us today as we close this week reconcile what we have and and do for furthering God’s Kingdom here on earth, in our town, on our worksite, in our neighborhoods and in our homes.

Reference: 2 Corinthians, Chapter 5 and 5:20 (New Living Testament)