Passage of the Day:
Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] 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[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God, 2 Corinthians 5:11-21.
Reflection:
The term ambassador refers to an accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative when working in or visiting a foreign nation. Back in 1997, I became a Brand Ambassador for Michael Jordan Golf as the store manager at O’Hare International Airport. When travelers walked into this store, many asked, “what does Michael Jordan the basketball legend have to do with golf?” Just as I explained the vision for Michael Jordan Golf, the apostle Paul was calling members of the Church at Corinth to become ambassadors for Jesus.
Prayerful Action:
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body, Philippians 3:20-21.
Retracing Your Steps:
As society transitions from facts toward a more politically correct opinionated based culture, disinformation about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is spread daily. Subsequently, unless modern-day ambassadors for Christ begin speaking up to correct these untrue statements, the next generation of Christian churches will accept, believe and embrace unbiblical doctrines. This is why the apostle Paul urged the Church at Rome to renew their minds with the Bible, Romans 12:1-2, so that their teaching will align with the first century church, Acts 2:42-47.
Song of the Day:
Learning to become an ambassador for Christ begins by serving in a local church or ministry. As you continue in this role or move up into a leadership position, elders and the Holy Spirit are your guide to fulfill the Great Commission, Acts 1:8.
by Jay Mankus
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