Be Ambassadors for Christ
Backgrounder: Paul opens his
second epistle to the Corinthians
the same way he began his first
one by establishing his authority
and documenting the source of
his revelation. He then praises
God for what He has done for
Timothy and him. In contrast to
the old covenant which condemned
the glorious new covenant sealed
in Jesus’ own blood, makes
God’s ministers bold & effective
in calling people to repentance.
Lord, thanks for Paul’s 2nd letter
to Corinthians which explains the
nature of Christian ministry and
teaches how we should handle it.
Help us to be blameless, sincere,
confident, caring, open & willing
to suffer for the sake of Christ.
Help us to Minister to Others;
Help us to Focus on Eternal &
Help us to be Yr Ambassadors.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen.
Lord, You’ll Enable us to Minister:
You are an epistle of Christ…
written by the Spirit of God…
Such confidence we have through
Christ. Not that we are sufficient
of ourselves to think of anything
as being from ourselves but our
sufficiency is fr God (2Cor 3:3-5).
Lord, I realise the areas which
I feel inadequate or struggle,
draw me to You. And that I am
able to accomplish what You ask
of me only through Your power.
Thank you for your Word for in it
I learn that You are my adequacy
and my sufficiency. May my
confidence always be in You
through Christ Jesus; and then
You will receive all praise. Amen.
Lord, we will Focus on Eternal:
Our present troubles are quite
small and won’t last very long.
Yet they produce for us an
immeasurably great glory that will
last forever! So we don’t look at
the troubles we can see right now;
rather we look forward to what
we have not yet seen. For the
troubles we see will soon be over;
but the joys to come will
last forever (2 Cor 4:17-18).
Lord, focus my eyes clearly
on the eternal, for that will
put my present troubles into
a proper perspective. Help me
to see You as You are, to perceive
You with my spirit & not just with
my mind. And help me to realise
that U are in me & I am in U. Amen
Lord, we will be Your Ambassadors:
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation; old things have passed
away; all things have become new..
God was reconciling the world
to himself in Christ, not counting
people’s sins against them.
And He has committed to us
the message of reconciliation.
So we are Christ’s ambassadors,
as though God were making his
appeal thro us (2C5:17-20).
Lord, Thank you that through
Christ you forgive sins and bring
sinners back into relationship
with yourself. Thank U for drawing
me to yourself and saving me.
Lord, You have given the gospel
to me so that I might share it.
I’m sorry Lord for the times I’ve
been tight-lipped about my faith.
Make me bolder & more engaging
to those who don’t know U. Amen.