“WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST!”

 2 Corinthians 5:17-21                    (ESV)

“[17] Therefore, if anyone is in CHRIST, he is a NEW CREATION. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. [18] All this is from GOD, WHO through CHRIST reconciled us to HIMSELF and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; [19] that is, in CHRIST GOD was reconciling the world to HIMSELF, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. [20] Therefore, “WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST”, GOD making HIS appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of CHRIST, be reconciled to GOD. [21] For our sake HE made HIM to be sin WHO knew no sin, so that IN HIM we might become the righteousness of GOD.”

Trying to negotiate an outcome of a situation is something that we humans tend to default towards.  When we do not see the hope for a “good outcome” we tend to begin negotiating for a lesser outcome, which humanity seems to accept as best the way out of hopeless position.  

So often we attempt to find a way out of our predicament with very little hope for a reprieve.  The concept of IMPUTATION is described as “the action or process of ascribing righteousness, guilt, etc. to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another”!  Our GUILT is IMPUTED upon CHRIST when we accept him as our LORD and SAVIOR!  But in the EYES of THE FATHER, the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST is also IMPUTED to us, not because we are worthy, but because HE CHOSE (Ephesians 1:4) before the foundation of the world!  

“WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST” and certainly I need to be ever more mindful of this!  The next point that is written is “GOD making HIS appeal through us”!  We are not left on earth to simply use the oxygen we are provided!  In HIS OMNIPOTENT wisdom, GOD chooses to make HIS appeal to others through the testimony others SEE in our reactions to the cares of “this world”!  

FATHER IN HEAVEN, USE ME to draw others to YOU because “WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST”!!!