Remember when you were in school and the teacher would say to raise your hand if you have the answer?

You would raise your hand with the correct answer and you would get a participation grade. The participation grade was always a percentage of your overall grade.

In today’s culture as it was in Jesus culture during the first century every believer is called to participate at telling the correct answer to a generation that is bent on separation from God. However, that separation from God goes so deep it manifests itself in separation from one another.

It reveals itself through separating people by color of skin, nation of origin, sexual orientation, life and choice (death).

We have been given the ministry of reconciliation according to 2 Corinthians 5:19; ‘He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation’.

Reconciliation is the message of peace. No longer a separation from God and people but a reuniting people to God and then to humanity. When that happens separation by outward appearance will wane away. Peace within the heart will replace the desire to isolate, because people will stop striving for what they are and enjoy being who they are. We are all the creation of a loving Creator.

You have the answer...will you participate in the conversation?

Trust the Holy Spirit in you. He will lead you as you yield to Him. And you will be laying up treasures in heaven...a percentage of your overall grade.

We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 2 Cor. 5:20 NLT