Re:Verse passage – Colossians 1:15-24(day six)
For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20
The Son of God became a flesh and blood man. He hugged his parents, worked with his hands, had dirty feet, picked figs off trees, and likely had a favorite food. This is important because it means Jesus reconciled all our humanity and creation to God, and not just part of it. If God were not interested in redeeming our physical bodies, he would not have sent his son to take on a human body. He would not have sent his son to enter creation if he were not interested in redeeming the earth.
When we over-spiritualize God’s work of reconciliation, we can miss what he is up to. Christ’s blood on the cross does far more than provide forgiveness; it gives us tangible peace with God, others, creation, and even ourselves…forever.
Through Jesus, God reconciled everything to himself. That’s what it means to be human.
