"We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ behalf be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20.
WE ARE
Paul had a sense of identity. He didn't think in terms of what he wanted to be or that he will be something someday. "We are" is a statement of fact; it is saying that he already is this, that it is not an option.
AMBASSADORS
An ambassador is someone who represents the interest of another person, usually a head of state like a king. Ambassadors have many responsibilities, one of which would be to accept the surrender in war. Christians as ambassadors represent God to this world, and bring His terms of surrender to those who have rebelled, ending their spiritual warfare and bringing peace.
AS THOUGH GOD
An ambassador has to know the person they represent. Paul was conscious of God and yielded himself to him as God's servant so Paul could speak as if he were speaking on Christ's behalf. He could do this because of his intimacy with the King.
RECONCILED
A person needs to be reconciled when they are estranged from another person. To be reconciled is to be brought back together and remove the cause of the division so it is as if no barrier ever existed.
We need to be reconciled to God because our sins have separated us from God. Jesus became sin for us so we can be brought back to God and not only that we are given the righteousness of Christ himself.
If you have come to Jesus by faith you are his ambassador. You may be in a neighborhood, a workplace, or a community- wherever you are you are an ambassador to those people. The King of Kings has commissioned you to bring the terms of peace with God.
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(c)Adron Dozat 4/24/14
