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.”
II Corinthians 5:20 NKJV
If you’re a Christian trying to figure out how to live in this world I’d like to put some things into perspective for you. Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, tells us we are “ambassadors” for Christ. What is an ambassador? An ambassador is someone living in a foreign land who advocates or representatives for their homeland. So an American ambassador living in the UK is a citizen of the United States but lives abides by the laws of the UK. But his citizenship to the US affords him certain protections while abroad.
The same thing goes for us as believers. We are not of this world, but of the kingdom to come. We are living in a foreign land, abiding by much of the rules and laws here, but our allegiance is to the Lord first and foremost. We just so happen to be living here.
So if we are ambassadors in this world, what’s our job? Paul says it’s as if God Himself is pleading through us to those around us: be reconciled to Christ! God uses those who are already saved as walking billboards and loudspeakers to tell the lost to repent and be saved! We represent our homeland. We represent the Lord our God. We are representatives of the God who saves. Have you been a good representative?