Ambassadors 2
| 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. (2Corinthians5:20-21) |
As Christians we represent the Kingdom and its King.
When an ambassador acts in their foreign country, their actions are understood as being the actions of their home country.
Imagine reaching out to others the way Jesus would.
Imagine God making His appeal through us.
Think of Him, outside Jerusalem, five days before they crucify Him:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings..." (Mat 23:37)
Listen to His language. Jerusalem is anything but a cute and cuddly little chick. Jerusalem has murdered the prophets and they will crucify Jesus. But He longs for them! He will shelter them under His wings - He will die for their sins.
A little while ago I was writing a Bible Study on sharing our faith. As I was reflecting and praying about it, I wrote this phrase in my journal:
"Because giving your heart to Jesus,
is also about discovering God's heart for the world."
Think about it.
If you really got to know Jesus, you would know what His longing is and you would feel it too.
When we feel His love for others, we'll find ways to tell them that "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
This is Good News that friends tell their friends!
