They are so willing to learn and have such a heart to grow deeper in their walk with the Lord. Tonight we talked about what it means to be an ambassador for Christ. An ambassador serves as a representative for something. A good will ambassador for a company is chosen because they are a walking example of what the company stands for.
When it comes to Christ and being an ambassador for him, I think of being a mentor for others. Mentoring is so crucial for the next generation. Sadly there are not many great mentors out there for teens to look up to. Often times there are no mentors in a persons family, no one they want to be like.
What about those who act like Christ's ambassador while in public, but in their own homes are far from it. It is easier to impress people who see you in a certain environment, but what if they saw us in another setting. Are we consistent? If people were to follow us around all day would they see you as an ambassador for Christ all the time.
I was recently talking with a friend who shared with me that a close acquaintance of his promotes himself as a deeply committed Christian. He says that when they are away from the Christian circle that this person has an extremely disgusting sense of humor, talks about other people (slams them), and is always making sexual innuendos. Yikes!
None of us are perfect, and neither am I. I just think that if we are going to mentor others that there should be some level of consistency in our walk. If there are areas in our lives that do not give honor to who Christ is, then lets get serious with God and deal with it.
Are you an ambassador? Are you and I good representatives of Him? Would you and I be good mentors to the next generation?
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