Remember this, every nation appoints ambassadors and envoys to represent its interests to other nations. The Kingdom of Heaven is no different, as it is the prototype of kingdoms. God chose to communicate the message of His kingdom throughout the Earth, not through religious people, but through personal representatives. God chosen strategy for proclaiming His Kingdom was to employ ambassadors. An ambassador is a political appointee whose job is to represent and speak for his or her home government before the rulers of other countries. In the eyes of those rulers, the word of an ambassador is the word of the government that he or she represents. God's ambassadors never speak their personal opinions, but only the official policies of the government that appointed them.
In the same way, the people of God are His ambassadors on the earth. Scripture clearly teaches this. God chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and then to represent Himself before them. Prophets represented God and spoke His messages of warning and judgment to a nation that had turned away from Him. In 2nd Corinthians 5:20, Paul writes:
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
(2 Corinthians 5:20)
As ambassadors of heaven, we represent our Father's Kingdom here on Earth. If we are to be effective, it is imperative that we understand what we are talking about.
In the same way, the people of God are His ambassadors on the earth. Scripture clearly teaches this. God chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and then to represent Himself before them. Prophets represented God and spoke His messages of warning and judgment to a nation that had turned away from Him. In 2nd Corinthians 5:20, Paul writes:
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
(2 Corinthians 5:20)
As ambassadors of heaven, we represent our Father's Kingdom here on Earth. If we are to be effective, it is imperative that we understand what we are talking about.