...entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ...2 Corinthians 5:19-20 ESV
Did you know that God has entrusted every Christian with a ministry? He has! His Word tells us that we have been reconciled to God through Christ, and after that we become "ambassadors for Christ" and God makes "his appeal through us".
So what does all that REALLY mean? It means that every single one of us are called to represent Christ to the people around us so that they may be reconciled to God as we were. I hear a lot of people say "I'd like to get involved in ministry, I just don't know where". I think the answer to the "where?" is RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
Don't make the tragic mistake of compartmentalizing your life with Christ. Don't wait on the right "program'' to come along to minister. Think about how you can represent Christ to the people around you. How can you be an ambassador of Christ to those in your work place, your home, and in your community? Don't think that because the preacher's not watching or because your Sunday School class isn't there, that the ministry of reconciliation is on vacation. It should always be at work no ice days, no time off. Representing Christ has no "time clock".
For extra reading check out 2 Corinthians 5: 11-21
Have a great day. -roy
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