Are you living a reconciled life? - Part 1

Today I'm focusing on 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10

Verses 1-4 - Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Are you longing for your heavenly dwelling? Do you groan and are you burdened because you want what is waiting for you in heaven? Be honest! Or would you prefer to stay in this life with your loved ones? Or do you groan and are you burdened at the thought of your mortal death?

Verses 5 - 8 - Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith, not by sight. We are confident I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

We live by faith, not by sight. We cannot see him while in our earthly body. We can communicate with him through the Spirit; the Spirit he gave us as a deposit against what we will have when we enter our heavenly home. How is your faith?

Verses 9-10 - So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Are you making it your goal to please him? Are you living a life that would be pleasing to Jesus? A life worthy of the sacrifice he made for you and me? Even though we are reconciled to God through Jesus, we will still be judged for what we do in this life, whether good or bad.

I ask again, do you groan and are you burdened at the thought of your mortal death? Is it because your not living the life worthy of the sacrifice? Is it because your not living a life that honors and glorifies Jesus? If so, maybe it's time to change...

I pray that today you turn to Jesus and ask him to renew you so that you can live freely in the confidence of His grace and love. That you would live a reconciled life that brings honor and glory to the one who gave it all up for you. God bless!