Lord Jesus, reconciled us to God.

 Lord Jesus, You Reconciled Us to God

A Reflection on 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 and Romans 5:10

Lord Jesus, You reconciled us to God—not by our works or plea,

But by the cross, the blood, the offering of Your own body.

We were far off, estranged, at war with our own Creator,

But You became the bridge, the peacemaker, the mediator.

All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

We were enemies—not because God hated us,

But because sin had blinded us, trapped us, made us adjust

To a life of separation, of hiding from His face.

Yet while we were still rebels, He sent His Son to embrace.

For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! (Romans 5:10)

The wall of hostility is broken down, demolished by the cross.

The distance we could never cross has been traversed, at no cost

To us—but at the cost of Your own life, Your own blood.

You reconciled us to the Father in a once-for-all flood.

Now we have access—boldness to enter the holy place.

No longer strangers, no longer orphans, no longer disgraced.

We are called children, heirs, friends of the Most High.

All because You reconciled us, Lord, beneath that darkened sky.

For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. (Ephesians 2:14)

So I receive this reconciliation—not as a doctrine, but as life.

Not as a distant hope, but as peace within the strife.

Lord Jesus, You reconciled us to God. Let me live in that truth,

A reconciled child, walking in the wonder of my youth in You.

Amen.