Ambassadors for Christ
2 Corinthians 5:20 "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ..." First , an ambassador is a high ranking minister of state, often chosen from the royal family, sent to another country to represent his own nation. We are all members of the royal family of God. There is no higher family in the universe and no greater royalty than God's family. We are chosen from the best family to represent the Lord Jesus Christ. Second , an ambassador does not become a citizen of the country in which he is living but remains a citizen of the country he came from. Philippians 3:20 says, " Our citizenship is in heaven. " The moment, we were born again, our citizenship was changed from this world to heaven. We are truly in this world, but not of it. When Satan tries to put the sickness, disease and poverty of this world on us, we can claim diplomatic immunity. Third , an ambassador's needs are not met by the economy of the country he is in but by the country he is from. An amb