Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one.
Galatians 3:20
As Savior, Christ is the “Mediator between God and Man” (1 Timothy 2:5), but He is a lot more than that. He brings everyone together.
Politicians, educators, and advertisers spend a lot of their time disaggregating the general population. People are broken down into core groups where they can be pigeonholed and treated differently:
Race – Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, or Other
Age – Children, Teens, Middle-aged, Old, or Decrepit
Socioeconomic – Poor, Middle-class, Rich, or Filthy Rich
Gender – Male, Female, or something else
Satan has divided people since the dawn of creation, and the desire to dominate those who are different is the motivation for war, terrorism, and oppression. When someone is not like everyone else, he can be marginalized and eventually controlled. God doesn’t see divisions as a good thing.
The Lord Jesus came to break down the barriers that separate people from each other and bring peace (Ephesians 2:14). Things like gender, background, income, or education are irrelevant when people are saved and all become one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28).
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The old distinctions that separated us from others should also pass away, and all that matters is being a new creation in Christ.
Sometimes, I can’t get along with people at work. Sometimes, I disagree with my wife. Sometimes, I don’t see eye to eye with fellow Christians. That’s when I could really use a good Mediator.
January 10
