TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:17-21

 

MEMORY VERSE: "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:20).

     In his book, _The Mountain of Ignorance,_ in which he describes knowledge as light and ignorance as darkness, Sunday Adelaja states, "We must be true ambassadors of Christ on the earth in order to be able to put an end to the plague of ignorance in our society."

     Christians are representatives of God's Kingdom. Every nation appoints ambassadors or envoys, and send them to other nations to represent its interests. Similarly, the Lord uses His children to communicate the message of His Kingdom to sinners. He did not choose to do it through religious people, but through individuals who have faith in His government - the saints.

     In the secular setting, an ambassador is a political appointee whose job is to represent his or her home government before the rulers of other countries.

     Beloved, are you truly representing Christ by living holily and preaching the gospel? You are His ambassador through whom He draws sinners to Himself, and warns rebellious nations and individuals of the coming judgment. Your family, neighbours, school mates and teachers must know you as Christ's ambassador by your peculiar lifestyle.

 

CHALLENGE: Let God speak to the world through you.

 

PRAYER: God Almighty, help me to be a faithful ambassador.