The Peacemaker

DEVOTION

COLOSSIANS

THE PEACEMAKER

Col 1:19-20
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
NIV

Blessed is the God who has created all things, especially us. Here we see such an act of love beyond all love. The God of the Old Testament, who has been accused by many, as the God of wrath, had planned from the beginning and desired from the beginning to have his creation, mankind, at peace with him. This peace came in the form of Jesus Christ, his son, who died on the cross so that the sin which mankind was and still is plagued with, which acts as a formidable wall which keeps mankind from being at peace with God, could be transferred onto Christ. This act of redemption occurred as the ultimate act of love, not wrath. The sin which keeps us from being at peace with God was transferred unto Christ at Calvary. The scripture is clear that without the shedding of blood there can be no remission of sin Heb 9:22.
Gods’ justice required the penalty be paid, and he paid it himself, such is his love for us, for me. His plan was and still is for me to be able to be at peace with him, which means in peace there is no wrath. I am so overwhelmed by the capacity to be at peace with my God. Even when I disappoint Him I am still at peace with Him because of what Jesus did.