2 Corinthians 5:18:
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
After Adam and Eve’s fall from grace, after their transgression had become a separation between God and themselves, God made one of the most awesome promises in the Bible, one that is repeated, or mentioned, throughout most of the Old Testament – the promise of salvation.
God loves us, He doesn’t want to be separated from us by anything, and thus He came down to our level and broke the barriers that kept us back, moved the mountains that hindered us from coming to Him.
Christ’s ministry on earth was one of reconciliation – the healings, the exorcisms, the teaching – all of it was about reconciling man to God.
Man had lost sight of who God was, they had become too overwhelmed by the things of their God, that they forgot the God of the things.
They were religious – that’s true, but God doesn’t want religion, He wants a relationship, He doesn’t want rites and rituals, He wants you!
By healing the masses He showed them God’s love, by casting out demons He showed them His power, by teaching the crowds He showed them God’s heart. Through His parables He explained His kingdom to all who would listen.
By enduring the cross, through His tortures and torment, through His perseverance, He has freed us, giving us the freedom to choose between life and death. He gave us the option to choose that which He has shown us to be good – life in the kingdom of God – or to stay where we are, immersed in death.
Christ came to give us a new and living way.
He came to reconcile us to Himself!
That’s what it’s all about – God wants you to be in right relationship with Him.