Ambassadors for Christ

Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

2 Corinthians 5:20a  “Then we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ.”

In the Bible, ambassadors were representatives sent by God or a king to bring messages, negotiate, and act on behalf of the one who sent them. We Christians called to be ambassadors for Christ.

We are to speak truth and to live our lives in truth because Christ is the truth, the way and the light (John 14:6). In His truth, we are to negotiate, that is, to navigate the complexities of this life led by the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit has all knowledge (John 14:6). We are to live out every aspect of our lives in the light of Jesus. “Then one of them, a lawyer, asked, tempting Him and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the Law? Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:35-37).

As ambassadors of Christ, we must let His light shine through us.