Spilt Wine

Charlie Brown Christmas is by far my favorite Christmas movie ever! For as long as I can remember, I have watched the Christmas special on TV every year. I like the Christmas special so much because of the message it has. Poor Charlie is so blue and down cast because he is can’t find any joy, peace or happiness within the commercialism of Christmas and it is not until Linus reminds him of the real meaning of Christmas that Charlie finds the serenity, happiness and excitement that he has been longing for. Also, it has my favorite Christmas song, Hark the Angle, at the end, which all of the characters sing together.

Though the Charlie Brown Christmas special captures the meaning of Christmas, the song Hark the Angle captures a truer meaning for me. Within the Christmas carol, there is a line, “Peace on Earth, Mercy Mild, God and Sinners Reconcile”.
For someone like me, who spent much of my youth rebelling against God, reconciliation is a huge apart of my salvation. In general I think it is a major component in all of our salvation. Since the fall of man in the garden, man and has been at war with God, and for many of people, that war continues. But for what ever reason, that really makes no sense at all, God in His perfect plan offered an olive branch to man, through the birth of Jesus Christ, and as Linus recite: “Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You wilt find a baby wrapped in strips of cloths and lying in a manger”.
(Luke 2:10-17)

Paul writes a bit about reconciliation throughout the bible. He writes in Romans 5:10: For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
2 Corinthians 5:18: All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
Colossians 1:22: But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.
Romans 5:11: Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Though God didn’t have to, I am forever grateful that God found it fit to offer me(us) an opportunity to reconcile with Him and find peace through his son, Jesus Christ.