Ambassadors

2 Cor. 5:20

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 

Paul compared our individual lives to a tent, and in this earthly tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling. When this happens, our mortal beings will take on immortality. The importance of this is further emphasized because the Father has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. There is no doubt! This will happen!  

So then this is our encouragement. Whether we are at home here in the body or there in our heavenly body, we make it our aim to please Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. What we do in this life counts for eternity. Paul goes on to say, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. And how do we take on this task? For the love of Christ controls us... One man died for all men, and in His death we die to the flesh, but more than that, He died that we might not live for ourselves, but for Him who died and-was raised. 

In light of all this, we know that those who are in Christ are new creations. The old has passed away and the new has replaced it. Jesus transferred us from the domain of darkness to the kingdom of the Beloved Son. All this is from God who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. We are reconciled to God and in our spreading the gospel others may be reconciled as well. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 

Father,

Thank You for making me Your ambassador. Give me Your strength and courage to share this message of reconciliation. Teach me how to be Your ambassador.

In Jesus name,

Amen