Be Still And Know

READ: 2 Corinthians 5:19-20 NLT For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” If you have ever visited an embassy you will know what a strange experience it is. Suddenly you find yourself in another country: it’s weird! In an instant everything changes and you find yourself looking at pictures of Royalty or the Head of State and listening to a different language from the street outside. That is of course the whole point of an embassy which intentionally represents a different country. Paul tells us that’s our job. We are ambassadors of a different country because we represent the Kingdom of God. And, in common with all ambassadors, we have messages to share. Ambassadors are carefully trained so that they can faithfully represent the views of their government and forge strong