When the Bonds Break

Something is clearly off in the world right now.

Everyone sees and feels it.

It’s not just politics. Or even all the moral confusion.

It’s deeper.

There’s a relational fracture.

We see it in:

– Strained families
– Suspicion among neighbors
– Hollowed out institutions
– Angry, isolated, and easily provoked people.

Scripture is not silent about this.

The Bible consistently teaches that when our bond with God is severed, our bonds with one another unravel soon after.

Malachi warned that judgment comes when the hearts of fathers turn away from children—and children from fathers.

Paul described cultures in decline as “without natural affection.”

And Jesus said plainly: a house divided against itself cannot stand.

So we’re not merely facing a social problem.

At the core, it’s a spiritual one.

And the fracture we’re suffering from doesn’t just exist out there.

It runs straight through every human heart— as we instinctively cast ourselves in the best light while viewing others in the worst.

The only remedy is the reconciling grace of God.

The gospel tells us that while we were estranged from God, Christ moved toward us.

He bore our guilt, absorbed our hostility, and reconciled us to the Father through the cross.

And having been reconciled, we are now called to live as reconcilers.

So what do we do?

We repent where we’ve grown cold.

We tell the truth in love.

We forgive as we have been forgiven.

And we rebuild covenant bonds—first in our homes, then in our churches, communities, and every domain entrusted to us.

In a fractured world, restored men become anchors.

And through them, God works to restore what is broken.

Be that restoring agent where God has placed you—today and in the days ahead.

“All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation… Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ” (2 Cor. 5:18-20).

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