Good morning -
Who doesn't like new stuff? There's nothing quite like the smell of a new car (not that I've ever owned one), or the feel of new clothes, or the thrill of a new electronic device or appliance. We are a culture addicted to new things, which explains our vast collective credit card debt. But, it doesn't have to cost us a dime to have that "new feel" on a daily basis:
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Imagine being able to turn your car in at the end of the day every day and get a brand new one the next morning! That would certainly make the daily drive to work much more fun. In essence, we get a "brand-new car" start in Christ every day. Yesterday's dents, transmission problems and engine issues are gone; we start fresh each day.
"Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)
It's important to give credit where credit is due. God our Father is our ultimate Savior. He essentially "made the car" that Christ bought for us. God has reconciled us to Himself through His Son, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation as His ambassadors.
I once remember hearing of a men's Sunday School class that chose the name, "Ambassadors for Christ". It's a title rich with meaning. An ambassador is a government representative in another land, favorably representing the laws and customs of his homeland. So it is with us in Christ: our allegiance and citizenship is with the government of God as we live in this present age, and our mission is to favorably represent the standards and customs of the government to which we ultimately belong. As ambassadors, we appeal through word and lifestyle for others to join the greatest government of all. That appeal is made by God through His Son Jesus.
Rejoice today in the newness of God through Christ, and may you find ultimate purpose and meaning through your role as an ambassador of the Kingdom of God.
Pastor Steve
Who doesn't like new stuff? There's nothing quite like the smell of a new car (not that I've ever owned one), or the feel of new clothes, or the thrill of a new electronic device or appliance. We are a culture addicted to new things, which explains our vast collective credit card debt. But, it doesn't have to cost us a dime to have that "new feel" on a daily basis:
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Imagine being able to turn your car in at the end of the day every day and get a brand new one the next morning! That would certainly make the daily drive to work much more fun. In essence, we get a "brand-new car" start in Christ every day. Yesterday's dents, transmission problems and engine issues are gone; we start fresh each day.
"Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)
It's important to give credit where credit is due. God our Father is our ultimate Savior. He essentially "made the car" that Christ bought for us. God has reconciled us to Himself through His Son, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation as His ambassadors.
I once remember hearing of a men's Sunday School class that chose the name, "Ambassadors for Christ". It's a title rich with meaning. An ambassador is a government representative in another land, favorably representing the laws and customs of his homeland. So it is with us in Christ: our allegiance and citizenship is with the government of God as we live in this present age, and our mission is to favorably represent the standards and customs of the government to which we ultimately belong. As ambassadors, we appeal through word and lifestyle for others to join the greatest government of all. That appeal is made by God through His Son Jesus.
Rejoice today in the newness of God through Christ, and may you find ultimate purpose and meaning through your role as an ambassador of the Kingdom of God.
Pastor Steve
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