Ambassadors for Christ – Stepping in the Light

“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. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” II Corinthians 5:20-21

An ambassador is a representative. We normally think of an ambassador as a person who represents his country’s government to the leaders of another government. An ambassador facilitates communication between his country and other world leaders. He works as a “go-between” to bring people together, diffuse conflicts, minimize differences, and work through problems. He meets with foreign leaders and presents the position of his superiors on critical issues. He listens to those foreign leaders and asks well-prepared questions to help him understand any issues that they may have, and then returns to his own country and carefully explains to his own government’s leaders what those issues are and what the foreign leaders believe would be necessary to resolve them. Paul said that we are ambassadors for Christ; we represent Him. Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. God wants every person to be saved, and our job as Christians is to be the representatives that help people come to Christ. It is our job to communicate the gospel to the lost and help them to understand God’s love for them. And then as we learn about their questions and issues, we must go to God on their behalf and ask Him to help us guide them to the truth.

Morning: Proverbs 13-15

Evening: II Corinthians 5

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“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105

If you were to find yourself walking down a path in the dark of night with only an old-fashioned lantern to light the way, you wouldn’t be able to see very far ahead. You would be able to see just enough of the pathway to know which direction to take your next step and enough of the ground to choose the best place for your feet. When it comes to our daily lives, God’s Word is a lot like that lantern. It will not show us the whole path at once, but it is exactly what we need to help us decide how to take the next step.

The Bible is our source of spiritual light, and if we consistently seek God’s direction as we read from its pages, we will always have enough light for our next step along the pathway of life. It is then that we are, in the words of an old gospel song, “stepping in the light.”

The goal of this devotional guide is to encourage you to spend time in the Word of God each day. Reading the passages listed at the bottom of the page will take you all the way through the Bible in one year. The devotional thought for each day is taken from a text within that day’s reading, so even that small daily portion of reading will take you on a journey through God’s Word. It is my prayer that this guide would help you to walk closer to the Lord and that you will find yourself taking each step in the light of His Word.