For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Colossians 1:19-20
God dwelt in Jesus. Jesus is God. There is power in His words and deeds still at work the world because Jesus is fully God. God chose to dwell among us in Jesus.
There is saving faith in Jesus. Through Jesus, God is bringing people to Himself, reconciling and redeeming all of creation cursed by sin. Jesus came to restore to God all that sin had so carelessly ruined. Jesus is putting things right again.
And Jesus made peace forever at a costly price... His death on the cross. Through the blood of His cross, Jesus appeased God's wrath against sin, reversed the curse of sin, took the penalty of death for sin, and made peace for us where sin had made us enemies with God. It is because God came to give His life on a cross that we can know peace and be reconciled again.
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