Ambassadors for Christ
(NRSV) 2 Cor 5:14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. 15 And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them.
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way.
17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. 20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Spring, when the earth has a chance for renewal—grass gone dormant turns green, flowers spring up and trees, stark and barren against the winter sky, bring forth buds, then a canopy of leaves. And we, God’s children, are given that same, sweet regeneration as we seek God’s face, and as He renews our faith, He calls us to be His ambassadors of the faith.
Do you see yourself as an ambassador for Christ? As we are renewed in Him, we are called to be an envoy on His behalf. We are disciples seeking holiness, and then sharing what we find with others. There is no great mystery to discipleship—we simply walk where He has walked, letting His footprints lead the way. The heart of Jesus becomes our heart as we spend time with Him, and the more we are together, the more we are conformed to His image.
May we follow the footsteps of Jesus, never straying from the pathway of holiness, but instead living lives that bear witness to Him in all we do.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. .
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