10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life
Enemies - this implies not just that we were not God's friends, but that we were against Him and actively fighting against him. The dictionary defines an enemy as someone who is actively opposed and hostile towards another.
So, whilst we were actively opposed to God, whilst we were hostile towards Him, He reconciled us - He restored a relationship with us. We didn't even want it or deserve it, but God did it anyway, eventhough we have been actively against Him.
(I don't know you, but I don't know many people that would fight that hard for a relationship with me!)
Why would any of us do that? Do we work to restore our relationships?
In life, if someone is against us, we usually either; ignore that they exist, avoid them or fight back.
These people are hard to love.
Why would anyone act differently?
Why did God act differently?
He didn't fight back, ignore us or avoid us. Instead, God looked for the root cause of the problem in our relationship. He found sin, and did something about it. He rectified what was in the way of us and Him so that we do not need to be enemies anymore. That cost Him.
I wonder what would happen if we did the same? If there's someone who we feel we are enemies with, instead of fighting/Ignoring/avoiding them, I wonder what difference it would make if we made an effort. If we took time to look at our relationships and see what was causing the problem and then chose to face it instead of letting it fester. It will cost, it will probably hurt and may even be difficult, but God has done this for us. Shouldn't we do the same?
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