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Week Six

Core Value: Reconciliation is Our Witness

The Passage

I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

— John 17:20–23 (ESV)

Devotional

Ever had a broken relationship?
With a friend, sibling, parent, spouse, or kid?
I have.

They aren’t fun—especially when you’re sitting on the side of the broken relationship thinking to yourself, “I didn’t do anything wrong,” or, “It was all their fault anyway.”

Yeah, I know. Those situations are tough.

But can I tell you who Scripture calls us to be in those scenarios? The reconcilers.

The ones who come to the table and say, “Hey, I love you. I forgive you. Will you forgive me?” (YES—even if you believe you did nothing wrong.)

Scripture tells us that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Which means that even though evil, death, decay, and our separation from God are all our fault, God took it upon Himself to make it right.

He says that when we truly understand that simple truth, we’ll be willing and able to make it right with others—especially when we’re not the ones in the wrong.

The Practice

Be intentional in your prayer time this week:

  • Ask the Lord to reveal any broken relationships in your life.
  • Ask Him for the courage to be a “Minister of Reconciliation.”
  • Then go: write a letter, send a text, or initiate a conversation.

You take the first step.