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READ: ROMANS 5:8-11; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-21; EPHESIANS 6:19-20\n\n\n\nWould you like to be an ambassador to a foreign country and work in an embassy? You\u2019d live in that foreign country and be able to speak for your country\u2019s leader, because you would be their official representative.\n\n\n\nDid you know that the land the embassies are on is actually considered a really small part of their home country? So, say, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico is actually a tiny piece of the United States of America, right smack dab in the middle of Mexico City.\n\n\n\nTurns out that if you name Jesus as your King, then you actually are an ambassador for Christ! The church is kind of like an embassy, right here on earth. Christians are given this awesome opportunity to speak for God as we share our faith and His love with the world around us.\n\n\n\nIn 2 Corinthians 5:20, Paul is appealing with his whole heart to the lost ones in Corinth. He shares how the heart of his King, the God of the universe, longs for the world that has turned its back on Him to be reconciled to Him. Paul writes, \u201cWe are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ\u2019s behalf, \u2018Be reconciled to God.\u2019\u201d\n\n\n\nGod\u2019s embassy is still on earth, even when we turn our back to Him. His church, the ambassadors, are still here. God doesn\u2019t want anyone to live outside of His territory. He wants the whole world to be reconciled, to come to Him, and to live as residents of His kingdom.\n\n\n\nSo He sends His ambassadors\u2014you and me\u2014to the people around us. We ambassadors for Christ can pray for our friends, share our stories, and explain God\u2019s wonderful plan to those around us. \u2022 Kristen Merrill\n\n\n\n\u2022 One day, Jesus will return to reign as King over all creation. He will renew the heavens and the earth, and He will resurrect His people from the dead to live with Him in His eternal kingdom. Until then, the church can offer a glimpse of that kingdom. What are some ways the church can point to Jesus as King? How can we show people what Jesus and His kingdom are like?\n\n\n\n\u2022 It\u2019s because God loves us and longs for us to be reconciled to Him that Jesus died on the cross and rose again. To learn more about how we can be reconciled to God through Jesus, and how to share this good news with others, check out our \u201cKnow Jesus\u201d page.\n\n\n\nTherefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ\u2019s behalf, \u201cBe reconciled to God.\u201d 2 Corinthians 5:20 (CSB)