Who do you represent?

As we walk through life, we are regularly asked the question, “who are you?” There are many ways we can answer that question. We are a compilation of so many factors. I am a daughter, an engineer, a female, a supervisor, an employee, a homeowner, a reader, etc. Above all of them, lies my relationship with God. I am His child. I became God’s child when I accepted Jesus and became one of His followers. 

When we become followers of Christ, we become Ambassadors of the Kingdom of Heaven, our home, to the world (2 Cor 5:11-21). What is an ambassador? An ambassador is a person of high rank employed by a government to represent it and transact its business at the seat of government of some other power. So, we are citizens of Heaven (Phil 3:20-21) and as such, we are assigned to represent God here on earth and transact His business. 

Pastor Craig said it best today, we are ambassadors “of Christ sent by God to show love on earth as it is in heaven.” God chose us before we were born (Jer 1:5). He works in us both to will and to do His good pleasure (Phil 2:13). Whatever assignment you’ve been given (and we all have an assignment), that assignment is given to fulfill God’s will. 

I’ve said before and it bares writing here that we all have gifts and talents afforded us by God that He will use for His glory. Our job is to move as the Holy Spirit leads and to go into all the world and announce the Good News of Christ (Mark 16:15). We are to love God with everything and love our neighbor as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31). Being an ambassador is not necessarily about the big gestures or proclamations.  It is about how we maneuver through our everyday lives. Listening to someone’s story, providing a meal to someone in need, clothing someone without, etc., are all some ways we show God’s love to those in the world around us. 

As ambassadors, we represent the Most High God. That means we are always “on” to do His bidding. We have to study His directions and stay in close communication with Him to know how and where we are to move. The better we know Him and His voice, the better we can follow and do His will. 

So, take a quick look at your life and be honest with yourself. Who do you represent? Choose today, who you will serve (Josh 24:14-15), because tomorrow is not promised (Prov 27:1).