Reconciliation......?

God reconciled us to Him- through Jesus. We don't have to be reconciled to Him if we don't want to be. But God has left the door open to us if we choose to accept His forgiveness. We have sinned against God, but with all His love and desire for our best, He sent His son to die for us even though we were His enemy! How many of us would die for someone that is our enemy and a lot of times hates us? Will we- no matter the pain or hurt committed against us, be willing to die for the very person that has hurt us? Jesus did that very thing! True attempt to reconcile: is when we lay our pride down and do what God did for us. We crucify ourselves- to bring forgiveness against sin committed against us. We do this by going to the person and talking about it. It is uncomfortable but the outcome of reconciliation is more important. After the crucifying however, it is up to the person to accept that sacrifice of humility or "uncomfortable feelings" and be set free from the bondage of sin or the bondage of offence. We can't make people accept Jesus' sacrifice for their sin nor can we make them accept our sacrifice of love towards them. They can accept it and believe that we truly love them or they can deny it and say we were not sincere. A lot of people say things like..... "if there was really a God then why is there all this pain", but the bottom line is there is healing in Jesus and God has supplied the healing.... people are just not willing to accept it. They choose to hold on to their sin and the pain that comes from it. They try and blame everyone around them for their pain but refuse to face the issue head on. If people choose to deal with issues they will be reconciled. Just like if they choose to accept Jesus sacrifice on the cross, they will be forgiven!

The parallel with reconciliation with God and are brethren is the same and very vivid when you look at it correctly.