Ambassadors - Part 1 of 3

2 Corinthians 5:20 -
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

So we are ambassadors. An ambassador stands inbetween the people being spoken to and the sovereign, so that the words being spoken are to be as if they come directly from the sovereign.

That strikes me HARD! As I look at this verse, I realize that I maybe the only Living Bible that anyone every gets to see!
....EVER. My example! I believe that I (we all) need to be MORE intentional in our ambassadorship for Christ in our everyday life!

So what characteristics does a good ambassador have?

1- Knowledgeable- They must have at the very minimum the basic knowledge of the subject matter.
2- Message- They should be able to give a powerful message, a powerful, persuasive message.
3- Character- They must live a good character. If some one is a drunkard, a womanizer, mean or just plain rude. Then their knowledge and delivery won't do much good. They won't be effective.

We need all three to be effective. So I would like to challenge everyone living for Christ to set NEW goals. Set them higher. Purpose to be better examples, more knowledgeable and more persuasive. And then above all, pray for the grace to do so... because only the grace from God will give us the ability to do this.

And don't give up at the first stumble. Growth takes time. And when we fall, we need to learn to get back up, to make it part of the dance... cause we don't fall back to zero, the beginning or back to being new babes again. Only back a little, cause our foundation is growing ever higher and stronger with Christ in us.

I love you all