Ambassadors

I was thinking today about what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:20, "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God." The Wiki Encyclopedia says this about an ambassador, "An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government." The question that then crossed my mind was, what exactly is a diplomat? Again looking in the Wiki Encyclopedia it said, "A diplomat is a person appoint by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and friendly relations."

Ok so if we are in Christ as stated in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new," we are to represent God and protect His interests as His ambassadors. He has given us a Ministry of Reconciliation. "Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation."

Ministry is defined as a government department at the administrative level and the definition of reconciliation is to restoration, renewal or salvation. God is saying as my ambassadors it is your responsibility in My Kingdom to speak on Christ's behalf to the people who have not reconciled with Me. God wants to restore each of us to why He created us in the first place and that is to have a relationship with Him.

As we go to work today, whether it be in business, education, medical, ministry, homeschool parent, or a homemake we need to remember that we are Ambassadors for Christ. We need to set the explain of who Christ is in every word we speak and in every action we take. Remember, we work in the Department of Restoration for the Kingdom of God and this job has the best pension plan ever. What better job is there. AMEN.