2 Corinthhians 5:14-6:2
“All for one and one for all!” Remember the The Three Musketeers chant? That is what I thought of when I read the beginning of this daily reading. It says: “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.” I really don’t remember exactly what the Three Musketeers were up to, but I have a feeling it was not exactly what God intended. None the less, they had the right idea of sticking together for the good of the group and their cause.
Reconciliation is the theme. “And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him ho died for them and was raised again. So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!”
If we are Christians, we can live out the richness of new life. Our new identity is the real and true gift of being remade through the power of Christ. We need to be strong to make our way through this world, keeping our eyes fixed on what is eternal and not of this world. Strengthen that new self through prayer, reading God’s word, and developing relationships with other Christians so that together we can be strong and stand firm against the evils of this fallen world. Amen.
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