Today’s word is reconciliation.

Leviticus 8:15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

The first word use is the Hebrew word kaphar which means literally to cover over or coat with pitch. Pitch in this case is a tar like substance which over time wears off. Those things hidden are once again seen and in a year’s time it must be done again.

2 Corinthians 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

This is the New Testament first use of reconciliation which comes from the Greek word katallagē which means exchange.

In this exchange Christ gave His life for ours. This exchange is permanent and irreversible.

Hebrews 10:9-12 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Colossians 1:21-22 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

The Greek word for unreproveable is anegklētos which means unaccused. Charges for your sins will not be brought against you in the court of heaven.

Galatians 4:4a But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son…

God knows the right time to enact His will. Circumstances dictate when action is required and no one knows better than God when action is required.

So often we say “Lord if it be your will.” That is our hedge of protection over our personal feelings so when things don’t go the way we want them so we won’t be wounded. We want what we want without respect to God’s will or timing.

Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God:

Here is a subtle message. God was walking and Enoch joined God in where God was going. Walking in God’s will means that we have to put our earthly demands aside.

God already knows our hearts, our circumstances and our place in His plans for us. All of that is a matter of discovery for us which is only achievable if we walk with God by faith.

Yes He is always present, yes He will never leave us but the conversation is different if we stop dragging God where we want to go.

We hear God clearly when we stop talking about what we want and listen intently to His plans.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Do we want to hear His thoughts?