Be An Ambassador For Christ

Sometimes we forget how great our God truly is.  It is so very easy for us to get distracted by all the negative things going on in our world.  Our world seems to be falling apart at the seams.  There is a lot of anger, anxiety, depression, blaming, whining, confusion, immorality, and just plain meanness.  Instead of trying to find a solution to the problems that are going on all around us people seem to just like to blame someone else or some other group or political party.

There has always been a lot of division and it all started a long time ago in a garden called Eden.  Adam and Eve sinned against the true living God by eating the tree in which the Lord told them not to eat from and thus the division started.  The result of their disobedience means we are all born with a sin nature and therefore we are all separated from God when we come into this world.

We have all sinned and have fallen short of the Glory of God.  Thankfully God made a way for all of us sinners by sending His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the Cross for our sins.  God sent Jesus to reconcile us back to Himself.  We believers in Christ Jesus need to be in the reconciling business.  I think far too often we end us dividing instead of trying to bring people into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 
                                                                                                       

18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 

The Lord has given we believers in Jesus Christ a mission to go into the world and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everybody in the world.  God is working to draw people to Himself.  We believers in Christ Jesus as His ambassadors.  There is only one way for us to be reconciled back to God and that is through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

It is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ that our sins are forgiven and we have a place in Heaven that He is preparing for us.  God doesn't want anyone to perish, but He wants all people to come to the truth of Jesus Christ and place their faith in His finished work on the Cross.

Let's tell people about Jesus and live for Him each and everyday.  May we walk empowered by the Holy Spirit and draw some people to faith in Jesus Christ.  Time is running out for people and there are many who have not heard the life changing message of Jesus Christ.

Lord, Heavenly Father,

Help us to live for You each and everyday.

Help us to be in the ministry of reconciling people back to You through Jesus Christ.

We humble ourselves before Your throne of Grace.

Lead us and empower us through Your Holy Spirit to live for You in obedience.

Come Soon Lord Jesus.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.