Prepare: We are of great value in His eyes.
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
The world around us constantly influences our mind with its message. So our values are confused and our priorities are mixed up. Paul in this passage wants us to model our life after Jesus Christ. Paul argues for a life that is entirely committed to bring the message of reconciliation to a world, which is going to be judged.
Motives to life: Our lives need to be controlled by the fear of the Lord. Judgement of God is real. Love is the compelling force in our lives. As an expression of His love for us, He had sent His Son to die for us. This love gives us the inner strength to face all hardships and endure all sufferings. Christ's death demands a deep and abiding response from us. He has not only died for us, but lives today to help us. Life has the deepest fulfilment when we respond to God's call.
Message to give: Christ's death has changed values of human beings drastically. So Paul doesn't want to measure any one against the standard fixed by the world. In Christ, even the worst sinner has the possibility becoming a new creation. World around us may not believe this message, but we believe it because we have experienced this life-changing power offered by Jesus Christ.
Respond: Lord, let Your love motivate me and Your power strengthen me today to live for You.
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