We as Christians are ambassadors to the King

I have heard many times before that Christians are ambassadors for God's kingdom. But I'd never stopped to really think what that meant until recently.

To put it into perspective, imagine you are the ambassador for an earthly country. That's an incredibly important job. In that situation, you would be charged with responsibilities that had very far-reaching ramifications.

As much as we look up to earthly ambassadors, should we not then attach even more importance to the job of being ambassador to the creator of the Universe, the King of Heaven?

We are very fortunate to know God and Jesus, and we are also fortunate to be their ambassadors here on Earth. We should be honored to be tasked with that role. Yet how many of us take our responsibilities less seriously than what they would if they had a job as an ambassador to an earthly country? I know I'm guilty of that. And our job as ambassadors for God's kingdom is even more important than that to an earthly country. This is because there are everlasting consequences to God's kingdom.

By knowing Jesus and understanding that he died to pay the price for our sins and rose again, people can have eternal life in heaven. By contrast, no matter how important an earthly country is, it has no power over death. Only God through Jesus gives us a path to eternal life. No country, human entity or power can do that.

So being ambassadors to the King is a very big deal. Not only does it involve letting others know the good news, but also, it means that the way we live is important. People who know we are Christian but who do not have a relationship with Jesus may look at us as an example of what it means to be Christian. Even though it's not about us but about their relationship with God and Jesus. So if we are acting in an un-Christian manner (and everyone does at some point every now and then) it will have a noticeably negative impact on the message we are conveying. Likewise, if we act in a manner consistent with what the Bible says we should do, it will have a positive impact on advancing God's kingdom.

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