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Lawshall 

Bury St Edmunds 

Suffolk 

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Just a Thought

A lawyer once said, “An ounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!” And given the number of conflicts currently in the world, and the great gulf there is between opposing sides, many mediators with much wisdom are needed to bring about reconciliation.

Likewise, God tells us, that because of our sin, there is a great gulf between us and Him, which it is impossible for us to cross on our own (Luke 16 v 26). “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loves us,” (Ephesians 2 v 4) has provided the mediator we need in sending the Lord Jesus Christ: “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).

In the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ He has dealt with what is so offensive to Him and which makes us His enemies, i.e. our sin. However, His door of welcome is only open to us in this life, so He now pleads with us to be reconciled to Him (2 Corinthians 5 v 20) by coming to Him in repentance and faith. Jesus encourages us to “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many (after this life) will seek to enter and will not be able to” because the door will be shut (Luke 13 v 24 & 25). And outside of a relationship with Him “Our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12 v 29).