Changing Your World

Equality is a much-used term in the secular world, but in a biblical context, we’re all equal when we’re one in Christ. Being born again makes us new creations, and causes old divisions and distinctions based on race, nationality, or gender to pass away. Being equal doesn’t mean being the same, but being united as one, despite our differences.

We’re living in a time of strife and division, in which inequality between race, gender, and social and economic status is present. This is because the world doesn’t know Jesus Christ, who enables believers to share a common relationship of equality. The enemy has worked hard to divide people by enforcing a spirit of inferiority or superiority; however, in Christ, we’re all equal. Christians can now operate in a stance of victory and demonstrate the equality that has been made available to everyone.

As Christians, we must understand the power of love as demonstrated by Jesus Christ. The debt of love that we owe to others is one we can never completely repay, but is the only way we can show the world God’s nature. Loving our neighbors is a commandment that we can only fulfill when we believe God’s love for us; our faith in this equips us to do what He told us to. Believing that we’re His dearly loved children enables us to be motivated by heartfelt love and compassion.

The devil is attacking us with an all-out onslaught to disrupt our lives and divide the country. Racism, fueled by the spirit of division and magnified by hate, is his strategy. Division is caused by amplifying a difference; however, differences shouldn’t be something to fear, but something to embrace. The answer to this issue is found in Jesus Christ, who went to the cross to erase all divisions between people at all levels. Jesus is love in human form.

When we reconcile with a friend and restore a previously broken relationship, we experience the joy and emotional healing that reconciliation brings; this is especially true when we reconcile with God. In the garden of Eden, mankind’s relationship with God was severed because of sin, but Jesus restored it when He came to earth as a man. We could never be reconciled to God unless we were as sinless as Christ.

When we reconcile with a friend and restore a previously broken relationship, we experience the joy and emotional healing that reconciliation brings; this is especially true when we reconcile with God. In the garden of Eden, mankind’s relationship with God was severed because of sin, but Jesus restored it when He came to earth as a man. We could never be reconciled to God unless we were as sinless as Christ.

When we reconcile with a friend and restore a previously broken relationship, we experience the joy and emotional healing that reconciliation brings; this is especially true when we reconcile with God. In the garden of Eden, mankind’s relationship with God was severed because of sin, but Jesus restored it when He came to earth as a man. We could never be reconciled to God unless we were as sinless as Christ.

As Christians, we must understand the power of love as demonstrated by Jesus Christ. The debt of love that we owe to others is one we can never completely repay, but is the only way we can show the world God’s nature. Loving our neighbors is a commandment that we can only fulfill when we believe God’s love for us; our faith in this equips us to do what He told us to. Believing that we’re His dearly loved children enables us to be motivated by heartfelt love and compassion.

The world desperately needs reconciliation. We’re surrounded by groups of people in strife with each other, fueled by hatred and division; however, because of what Jesus Christ did, we no longer have to be divided. Jesus shed His blood to bring equality for everyone and make it possible for us to be reconciled with one another. When we’re willing to admit our wrongdoings, and also forgive others and set aside our differences and past hurts, we find healing in our relationships.

The world desperately needs reconciliation. We’re surrounded by groups of people in strife with each other, fueled by hatred and division; however, because of what Jesus Christ did, we no longer have to be divided. Jesus shed His blood to bring equality for everyone and make it possible for us to be reconciled with one another. When we’re willing to admit our wrongdoings, and also forgive others and set aside our differences and past hurts, we find healing in our relationships.

Because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross, the broken relationship between God and mankind that resulted from Adam and Eve’s sin has been restored. Everything about the restoration of this friendship revolves around Christ, because reconciliation wouldn’t have been possible without Him. This means that not only can we be reconciled to God, but we can also be reconciled to each other. Reconciliation begins with acknowledging equality among all people, no matter who they are.

Because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross, the broken relationship between God and mankind that resulted from Adam and Eve’s sin has been restored. Everything about the restoration of this friendship revolves around Christ, because reconciliation wouldn’t have been possible without Him. This means that not only can we be reconciled to God, but we can also be reconciled to each other.

Our external environment operates completely opposite from God. Contrary to the world’s monetary system based on money, God uses love as His currency. When Jesus came, He replaced the Law of Moses with God’s law of love; as Christians, this is the law we must live by. The law of love fills us up with everything we need until we reach the point where we overflow and the excess spills over onto others. Paying the debt of love changes lives and releases the power to transform people into His image.

Believers need to know about fighting in the spiritual realm. When something bad happens, we make a mistake to assume that it happened because we did something wrong. The devil, our enemy, is real and will fight us every step of the way to prevent us from walking the worthy walk God asks of us. We’ll be in deep trouble if we’re unaware that we’re in a fight; it’s therefore imperative to know that we are at war and that we must not only defend ourselves, but go on the offensive by using God’s Word.

In a world where most people work hard to earn God’s blessings, all we need to do is to accept and believe in His finished works. We’ve already been blessed and accepted as members of God’s royal family; this happens automatically when we get born again. He has given us undeserved gifts because we are—and always will be—His beloved children, regardless of what we do. Faith in what Jesus did for us on the cross enables us to continually bring our earthly walk closer in tune with God’s will for us.