The life we live ought to reflect the life Of Jesus. Yet, what would that life look like were we to take it seriously? I have been thinking that our lifestyle description is defined for us in the Sermon on the Mount where we are called:

To be "poor in spirit" (Matt. 5:3)

To be broken before God in a spirit of "mourning" and "Meekness" (Matt. 5:4-5)

To reflect the kingdom we represent by hungering and thirsting for the righteousness of God to be revealed in us. (Matt. 5:6)

To be relational by showing mercy to those around us (Matt. 5:7)

To be a fragrance of Christ by living in openness to His purifying presence in us (Matt. 5:8)

To be diplomatic by seeking to live as peacemakers in a world prone to hostility (Matt. 5:9).

To not get offended when we are attacked or misunderstood or hurt because of our
faith (Matt. 5: 10-12)

As God was in Jesus reconciling the world to Himself, so we are in the world seeking to reconcile it to God.

How does one be a RECONCILER? These Three Keys might help.

In the context of living our lifestyle description

Let the Love of Christ control us (II Cor. 5:14) --- and live in that spirit and from that context.

Be a Matthew 6:10 person always praying, "Thy will be done."

Build bridges of love to people and don't hold people's sins against them (II Cor. 5:19).

Go out and, in the words of the apostle Paul, be a fragrant aroma of Christ (2 Cor. 2:15).