Sand Mountain Sermonette 62
2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 5:18; Philippians 3:20
Sand Mountain Sermonette 62
The Day the TV Star Came to Town
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20
In my hometown, about three-quarters of a mile from downtown, there stands a beautiful two-story mansion originally owned by a Mr. Jackson. This home was so beautiful that the townspeople loved to ride by often just to look at it, as my parents and I used to love to do. And boy-oh-boy what news it was for the town of Albertville when it was rumored that actress Kate Jackson, one of the stars of the hit TV series, Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981), was coming to visit her relative. Now, I don’t know if anyone in town saw her arrive as I’m sure her arrival would have been most likely kept a secret, but I do know it was the talk of the town! The thing is, Charlie’s (three) Angels, would receive a telephone call from Charlie whom they had never seen, and afterwards proceed to implement Charlie’s wishes which usually placed them in harm’s way as they sought to accomplish their mission.
Paul tells us that we Christians are, by virtue of our relationship with Jesus Christ, “ambassadors for Christ” and, as though God were making His appeal through us, each one of us has the single purpose of “begging-imploring” the unsaved “to be reconciled to God.” Paul tells un in 2 Corinthians 5:18 that salvation (verse 17) is from God who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation (verse 19).
Think about it Christian, you-yes you, a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20); one who has passed “from darkness into God’s marvelous light,” are one of Jesus’ Angels! You have been given the most important assignment in the world: to be an emissary of Christ wherever He has placed you! This means being in a state of readiness on your part to share the saving news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with someone who is spiritually and hopelessly separated from God by sin. So, tune in to the Holy Spirit and confidently accept your assignment and be an ambassador for Christ!
In Jesus’ Equipping and Encouraging Love,
Pastor Louie