2 Corinthians 5: Ambassadors of Christ
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If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:
The old has gone, the new is here!
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
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Ambassadors to their own land, no matter where they go.
When a US ambassador walks through Paris, France, every step she takes is still on US soil.
Paul says you are like that.
You are no longer a citizen of this world.
You may live in America, but you are part of Heaven now.
You are God's representative, with every step you take.
You carry a little bit of Heaven wherever you go.
Show the world what you represent.
Teach them what it's like to walk on Heaven's soil.
If necessary, use words.
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There's a land that is fairer than day,
and by faith we can see it afar;
for the Father waits over the way
to prepare us a dwelling place there.