We Are Heaven's Ambassadors on Earth
We are to be exact representatives of the King and the Kingdom culture. And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me Every nation appoints ambassadors and envoys to represent it's interests to other nations. The Kingdom of Heaven is no different, as it is the prototype of kingdoms. The Lord God chose to communicate the message of His Kingdom throughout the Earth; not through religious people, but through individuals who were to represent His government.
God's 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. Now, in the eyes of those rulers, the word of an ambassador is the word of the government that he or she represents. Please note: Good ambassadors never speak their personal opinions, but only the official policies of the government that appointed them.
Now, in the same exact way, the people of the Lord God are His ambassadors on the Earth. God's Constitution clearly teaches this. He chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and then represent Himself before them. There were many prophets who represented the Lord God and spoke His messages of warning and judgement to a nation that had turned away from Him. In II Corinthians 5:20, Paul writes, "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf. Be reconciled to God."
So you see why, as ambassadors of Heaven, we represent our Father's Kingdom here on Earth. If we are to be effective, it is important that we understand what we are talking about.
Questions for Thought:
God's 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. Now, in the eyes of those rulers, the word of an ambassador is the word of the government that he or she represents. Please note: Good ambassadors never speak their personal opinions, but only the official policies of the government that appointed them.
Now, in the same exact way, the people of the Lord God are His ambassadors on the Earth. God's Constitution clearly teaches this. He chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and then represent Himself before them. There were many prophets who represented the Lord God and spoke His messages of warning and judgement to a nation that had turned away from Him. In II Corinthians 5:20, Paul writes, "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf. Be reconciled to God."
So you see why, as ambassadors of Heaven, we represent our Father's Kingdom here on Earth. If we are to be effective, it is important that we understand what we are talking about.
Questions for Thought:
- Do you think of ambassadors as a country's representatives in a political, economic, social or personal realm? What are God's ambassadors to represent? In what realm?
- If good ambassadors never speak their personal opinions, how well do you score on speaking only the official policies of the Kingdom of Heaven?
Food for Thought: Jesus message of the Kingdom is the most important news ever delivered to the human race. He came to earth to announce the arrival of this Kingdom and to establish it in individual hearts through His death and resurrection. As the Son of God, Jesus was the exact likeness of His Father and represented Him perfectly on earth. To all those who believed in and followed Him, Jesus restored their citizenship rights in the Kingdom of Heaven and imparted His Spirit so that they could represent Him and the government of God on earth. This representation is known as government diplomacy.
Personal Question: How does your diplomacy work on earth? Are you a diplomatic representative of God in your daily life?
Luke 22:29 II Corinthians 5:20
~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
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Personal Question: How does your diplomacy work on earth? Are you a diplomatic representative of God in your daily life?
Luke 22:29 II Corinthians 5:20
~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed. Thank you
