January 2008 Archives

Representing the Almighty

Published on January 09, 2008 by Erin Suth

So many times I have to remind myself  that no one said Christianity was easy. I think that the plethora of people in our society honestly believe that placing a pasty smile on every Sunday and carefully fashioning a facade of spiritual bliss fulfills the purpose God has for their lives. By accepting Christ as Savior and choosing Him to be the sole authority of our lives, we've set ourselves apart and we've made a commitment. A commitment that I think many people often forget is binding, and often overlook to travel the wider and broader road of life without God. By choosing to follow the Lord, we have agreed to be an ambassador of Christ.

 So, what exactly does it truly mean to be an ambassador? It's simple really, we are representing the Big JC... Jesus Christ that is. We were placed on the earth to bring him glory and one of the ways we can do this is by bringing others to him. We've been given so many different opportunities and all we have to do is take advantage of them. Omega is a prime example. As ambassador's for Christ, we're required to draw people to God, and inviting our friends to omega is an easy way.

NOW- don't get too excited yet...there's a lot you'll need to know before stepping into the position of an ambassador. I don't have all the answers or anywhere near the spiritual maturity, but I believe these are some requirements that are vital (I picked up these topics from discussions in my Christian Ministries class).

Before we get to the requirements, there's one thing you need to know: Scripture is the key and foundation to being an ambassador for Christ.

Okay: here they are...

1) Knowledge: we'll call it an accurately formed mind

• We need to know the Bible.  It is imperative that we have the courage and determination to study the Scriptures.
• By knowing the word of God, you have the ability to "combat" false ideas and worldly fallacies concerning the Christian walk. 2 Corinthians 10:35 tells us that, " We have the divine power of the Holy Spirit to defeat false ideas." 

2) Wisdom: we'll call this an artful method

• This is the way we go about things when being an ambassador.
• As silly as it sounds, when presenting Christ to non believers, we must perform with tact and diplomacy.
• If we are simply condemning the person they will most likely want nothing to do with us. Which brings us to our third point.

3) Character: we'll call it, the way your carry your self and how you live out what you say.

• This is extremely important because, whatever judgments a person will make about God will be based on you, for after all, you're God's representation. Whatever a person sees in you ultimately affects their view of God.
• Character is ultimately dependant on your integrity as an individual. hypocrisy is rampant and many use this to tear down your willingness to serve God. YES, you will mess up. YES you will make mistakes, we're human, but the best we can do is strive for righteousness so that our Lord can be glorified through what we do as human beings.

Well, that's the skinny. If you have a willing heart and an attitude of service towards God's call, you'll never be disappointed in whatever result you may get from being an ambassador to the Almighty.

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