The primary mission of God…the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit…is the restoration of sinful men unto Himself.  This is why the Son, Jesus, came from His throne in Heaven, into our fallen world…to endure death on a cross to pay the overwhelming debt for OUR sin…to give us the opportunity to be forgiven and restored…reconciled to God.  And so, to those of us who have believed and received Him…His free gift…He has given the ministry of reconciliation and restoration.  It should be our primary mission as well.  Is it?

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

“Nothing so clearly discovers a spiritual man as his treatment of an erring brother.” ~ Augustine

The Lord bless you and keep you….

Pastor Dave