Daily Devotional for Friday, June 13

Paul’s Ambassador

“For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church,” 1 Corinthians 4:17.

My son Adam was invited to be an official Student Ambassador of the United States when he was a teenager. As an ambassador, he had to learn many things about the United States and what it meant to be an ambassador that would represent our country. Part of this experience included a three-week trip to many countries in Europe in which they interacted with their counterparts of each country, attended their parliament proceedings, and participated in other official government activities. While this was an exciting opportunity for my son, he still had to realize that he was not there to represent himself but to represent his country and the current administration.

Timothy was used as an ambassador of the truth that Paul had taught in every church. Like the apostle Paul, Timothy had to faithfully present the truth as it was given to him because it was a message that ultimately came from the Lord. Paul also recognized that he was an ambassador for the gospel when he said, “For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak” (Ephesians 6:20). Whether it were Paul or Timothy, their mission was the same, “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20). The mission is the same for you and me; we are to represent Christ and the glorious truth of the gospel to a lost and dying world that needs to accept Him as their Savior.

JUST A QUESTION

What kind of ambassador are you? Could you be trusted to represent the truth of God’s word; to represent Christ?

Tim Chambers