Wednesday, November 9, 2011

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

Team:

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed a mediator to help you?

What is a Mediator?

A Mediator may refer to: A neutral party who assists in negotiations and conflict resolution,...

In other words a mediator is someone who stands in the middle of a conflict and tries to help two parties settle a dispute.

Today in the One Year Playbook we see Christ being our Mediator.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

"For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant." Romans 9:15

Friends, this is Great News! Christ is in the middle of the dispute between us and God.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

God demands perfection under the Old Covenant. We are imperfect people. So our Mediator wrote a New Covenant or Agreement.

So how do you get the two parties to negotiate? The two parties are God and us. In the middle is a big gap. A large separation.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

Jesus Christ stands in the Gap mediating on our behalf. The conflict we have is a Holy God that demands perfection. The problem we have is we are not perfect.

Christ Jesus stands in the gap and connects us to a perfect God. This is Conflict Resolution.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 09 Readings - EZEKIEL 20:1-49 | HEBREWS 9:11-28 | PSALM 107:1-43 | PROVERBS 27:11

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