We are ambassadors of God to the world (2 Corinthians 5:20). Have you ever seen yourself that way? It makes sense when you consider that an ambassador is an individual who represents one group to another—and as Christians, we are influencing the people around us and pointing them towards or away from God.
By professing Christianity, you become a living testimony to God’s virtues. Your choices represent Christ’s. Your actions show His actions. How you carry yourself in this life speaks volumes about who God is in eternity.
Some assume you can go completely unnoticed, but the truth is, you can’t. The people around you notice how you act, react, and live.
They notice when you make an effort or smile at their scowl. They catch your encouragement for a struggling classmate or give someone else a turn. They pay attention when you pick up someone else’s books or buy for the person behind you at the coffee shop.
They notice.
They also notice when you snap at your siblings, complain about your parents, and spread gossip about your friends. They watch you snicker behind someone’s back and listen to the words you never meant for anyone else to hear.
They do notice.
If you say you’re a Christian, they’ll scrutinize the fruit of your faith (Galatians 5:22–23) and question your moral code.
You don’t have to hide your mistakes—bringing your past into the light can be a fantastic way to share the Gospel. After all, where in the Bible does it say to hide your sin from the world? Pretty sure nowhere, but it does tell us that the truth will set us free (John 8:32).
So how do you become God’s ambassador to the world? How do you prove that you’re not just another blip in the universe but that humans are creations of the living, loving God?
How do you love in a way that is unfathomable to the world?
Give of Yourself
If you want to give yourself to God, it means handing Him your time, talents, and finances. It means giving up fears, desires, comfort, or any other idols we have. If we’re going to be ambassadors, we can’t stay put. We have to reach out to the people we came to disciple. We need to set aside our agendas.
Stay Away from Evil
If you know the saying “hate the sin, not the sinner,” you know what we’re talking about here. Although the quote itself isn’t entirely biblical, it has a good point because the Bible tells us to run from sin and instead love people, even our enemies (2 Timothy 2:22).
Make Amends
We need to say sorry.
We need to forgive.
We need to extend grace.
We need to love.
But why? Isn’t it easier to fight fire with fire?
Probably. But Jesus said to turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:39)—to forgive because He first forgave us and to love the way He loved. Grace is what sets us free.
You will hurt other people, and they’ll hurt you. That’s part of being humans in a fallen world.
Laugh
Giving and apologies don’t matter if we don’t trust God. All of it. Every morsel, every crumb, every piece of lint that we’ve been hiding from the immaculate God, we give to Him.
Our worries.
Our fears.
Our idols.
Our problems.
All in the hands of the Father.
Proverbs 31:25 says, “she laughs without fear of the future.”
In other words, a Proverbs 31 woman is not afraid of whatever might come—whether good or bad, breeze or tempest, light or dark. She doesn’t fear because she knows that God is always by her side and none of the dark matters in light of eternity. She doesn’t hold grudges. All she has is hope, faith, and continued trust in the security of her Savior (Proverbs 18:10).
In the same way, trust in God.
Be Willing
God doesn’t need you, but He does want your willingness.
As ambassadors, we have one mission: accurately sharing God with the world. Of course, we will mess up.
But we can still try our best.
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