“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:10)

Have you ever really thought of yourself as an enemy to anyone? Most would say no. Nobody likes to think of themselves as being against anybody in such a manner to be categorized as an enemy even if they don’t wholly agree with them.  

Worse, have you ever thought of yourself as an enemy toward God? I’m assuming you’ll answer with an emphatic “No!” to that one. The majority of us would absolutely shudder at such a thought because such phrasing seems very, very extreme for anyone, especially when you are using it in a reference between mortal individuals like us and our holy God.

But enemies are what we used to be. As hard as it may seem to be to grasp, if we were or are living outside of Christ (and we all were at one point), we were at enmity with God. But, through Christ’s death on the cross, we have been restored! The Bible tells us, “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them…” (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). Now, we are living life anew through His “life.”  For, “He that hath the Son hath life…” (1 John 5:12).

Because of what Jesus did on our behalf, we have “joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  We can rejoice because our sin-sick souls have been cured and made whole by His redeeming blood. Our “atonement” came through Him. Our reconciliation with the Father has been healed by His sacrifice (Romans 5:8-9).   

Now, we have a reason for real joy! Our relationship with God is no longer standoffish. Rather, now we can draw near with faith because all the obstacles that stood in the way of a wholesome union have been taken care of through the cross. We are now in the right alignment with Him. Our lives are restored to work in the order which He designed. Sin has been thrust through as the enemy that it is and harmony between us and the Father sings with the song of salvation.

Once we may have been considered as enemies, but now in we are saved! Is there a better feeling in the world? I think not!   

Cloud nine may be an expression of happiness according to the standards of the world. But, we know what it is to truly rejoice because our future and life eternal in the presence of the Father give us something beyond a metaphor – it gives us real joy in knowing this shall happen. We are secured in Him and we have something better on the horizon. We have the hope of heaven which cannot be extinguished by the world!

Through Jesus Christ, we have been given the gift of so much more! Aren’t you thankful for that today? I know I am. The truth of all He did for us is completely awe-inspiringly out of this world, literally… 

Our lives have been completely turned around and now, when God sees those who believe, He sees them as nothing less than His beautiful child: “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” (John 1:12). Now, we are no longer enemies. Now, “we are saved by his life”!

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