Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:(Romans 1:6)
Paul was speaking to the church in Rome as a whole, but also to individuals, those who would believe. You are also part of the mission, “among whom are ye also”, means you and me and everybody that is a Christian. You are included in God’s grace if you have faith. You have been blessed with all spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3). You have all you need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). You are more than a conqueror (Roman 8:37). You have been given a lively hope (1 Peter 1:3). All things work together for your good (Romans 8:28). You have an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled (1 Peter 1:4), and God always causes you to triumph in Christ (2 Corinthians 2:14)!
In 2 Corinthians 5:20 the Apostle Paul speaks of being an ambassador for Christ. We too are to be ambassadors in our world. We need ambassadors everywhere, no matter where you live or work or roam, it is important that you are there. The battle is on many (every) fronts, and so we need ambassadors EVERYWHERE. You don’t need to go somewhere or be somebody to be special, you are already special to God right where you are.
The winning team of the sports season rewards everyone that had a part in that season. Everyone is needed, from the owner, to the coaches, to the punter and kicker, right down to the “practice only” players; every one on the winning squad gets a ring.
The battle is on all fronts, and that is why we need ambassadors on all fronts: social, geographical, intellectual, and personal, as in personality. As Christians, we are all given differing gifts, in differing degrees, and we travel and live in different spheres. So do all people, they have different mindsets, different abilities, and different personalities. There are people that you may reach that I will never even see or speak to, or that are in a different "way" than I am right now. God will use someone, someone like you, to reach them.
God in His grace allows us the privilege to show forth His character to our world, and collectively, to the whole world. He shows the wondrous love of Jesus through all our different personalities. One Lord, yet many different faces. What a joy! Vive la difference!
Oh the beauty of Christ!
5 comments:
I have seen recently how easy it is to fall into the trap of wanting someone elses position on the team. If this happens to much, we fail. Yet we succeed together when we each do what we are called to do.
I have been praying for your new pastor, whomever it may be...
There is the other end the Jonah's of the spectrum - the ones whom God has clearly called to one thing, but who run the other way.
Of all the truisms and modern proverbs, I like the one that says, "God don't make no junk." The question is, do we really believe that?
"The battle is on all fronts, and that is why we need ambassadors on all fronts: social, geographical, intellectual, and personal, as in personality. As Christians, we are all given differing gifts, in differing degrees, and we travel and live in different spheres. So do all people, they have different mindsets, different abilities, and different personalities. There are people that you may reach that I will never even see or speak to, or that are in a different "way" than I am right now. God will use someone, someone like you, to reach them.
God in His grace allows us the privilege to show forth His character to our world, and collectively, to the whole world. He shows the wondrous love of Jesus through all our different personalities. One Lord, yet many different faces. What a joy! Vive la difference!"
Amazing, how exactly those thoughts have been constantly on my mind lately.
Thank You for sharing.
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