THE AMBASSADOR

TEXT: John 15:16 John1:6 Isa 48:16

INTRODUCTION: An ambassador is a diplomatic official sent by one country as its long term representative toanother country. He is someone “sent to represent his/her country”. Sometimes when a king or a president wants to get job done in another country he sends someone to represent him.The person he sends is refered to as an Ambassador. An ambassador has a time frame in which he is expected to operate. If he does well his master call him home for a red carpet reception but if otherwise he will be recall home unceremonially.

AMBASSADOR’S QUALIFICATION

What are the qualifications requirements for someone who is sent or to be sent for ambassadorial job? To be an ambassador worthy of honor he/she must possess the following qualification.

He/she must have knowledge of the person who sent him. Jn 10:4-5, 14-15.
He/she must know the law of her own country.
He/she must get rid of any hindrance.

AMBASSADOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES
Does an ambassador have a role or responsibility at all to perform in the place of his /her primary assignment? Of course there are roles or responsibilities expected of an ambassador. Some of his/her primary responsibilities are:
To represent the king who sent him. Exo 5:1-2
To deliver the message of his/her master. Mk 6:7-13,Lk10:17
To do what the king would have done himself. Matt28:19-20.
To warn the foreign country whenever they go wrong. Eze 3:17, Isa 62:6
To glorify his king. Jn 17:4.

MAINTENANCE OF AN AMBASSADOR

The king is responsible for his /her maintenance. Matt 6:31-34
He/she is free to spend as much as he/she likes. Jn14:14.
The king uses the currency of the foreign country to maintain him/her.

CONCLUSION: Eph 6;18-20.

We are all ambassadors for Christ. The question is “are you performing your responsibilities”? What type of retirement benefits are you expecting? Red carpet or rejection? Matt25;21,26. What you do, and not what you say, determines what you get.