What Divides Us

The only thing that alienates us from one another is the same thing that alienates us from God: sin. The color of our skin, along with whether we are male or female, extroverted or introverted, artistic or technically inclined - all these wonderful characteristics that are wrapped up in our person - are qualities given to us by our Creator, and He deemed them good! 

We should be wary of reinforcing a narrative that points to a different dividing line than sin, for the solution can never be attainable. Instead, this narrative will only lay on new burdens, build new walls and drive wedges between us. Jesus Christ made peace and reconciliation attainable through his death on a cross. He did not give his life on our behalf for us to then turn around and retreat to opposing camps separated by a deep, precipitous chasm that no one can cross. 

No. Rather his word says in Ephesians 2:14-15 "For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace."

In Christ we can experience the beginning of this reconciliation between sinners as we seek to love as He has loved us and practice forgiveness and giving grace. But even so, this peace will not be perfect until Jesus returns to make all things right. At that time, those of us who are in Christ, who long with all our hearts for that day, will witness and partake in this wonderous prophecy:

"After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!'" Revelation 7:9-10

In Christ alone rests my hope for the restoration of all things. Soli Deo Gloria.