So I thought I would touch base with you very special, chosen people.
One of my favourite passages, 2 Corinthians 5 : 19 - 20, reminds us that
WE ARE Christ's ambassadors or personal representatives whose task is to encourage others to be reconciled to God, the One who is already reconciled to them.
God was in Jesus Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not counting people's sins against them. And the message of this reconciliation has been given to us. We are therefore Christ's personal representatives, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
WE ARE to encourage those who follow through on this to "revere God and serve him faithfully with integrity, considering the great thing he has done for them," as Samuel did to the people of Israel.
WE ARE co-rulers with Christ in his kingdom, his ambassadors in a foreign country, following his directions from above.
WE ARE very blessed people, no matter what our current assignment or circumstances, and privileged to have been chosen to serve the King of the Kings during the remaining ages.
WOW !!!
Reflecting on who WE ARE really blows me away.
Blessings, Barry
Thanks for sharing this Barry. In some ways I see this as powerfully relevant in our walk with believers, as well as those we are led to in the world. Really believing that our sins are not counted against us is hard to do, when the kingdom of darkness will take any opportunity to assail us with condemnation. The more we can embrace this truth, the freer we become.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rog