What Does the Bible Say About Being an Ambassador for Christ?
Being an ambassador for Christ is a God-given responsibility that should not be taken lightly. Everyone has a role and responsibility. You might be a husband, wife, son, daughter, teacher or student; as followers of Jesus Christ, God has made us all ambassadors for Christ. An ambassador is trusted, respected and “authorized to speak as God’s emissary.”[1]
Christ’s ambassadors have been “approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel” (1 Thessalonians 2:4). Even though we live on earth, we represent another Kingdom (John 18:36). John 17:16 says, “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” We are honored to take the message of our King to the ends of the earth. “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
GFA World has shown what it means to be an ambassador for Christ by training national missionaries and pastors to plant churches in areas where there aren’t any. They are also the hands and feet of Christ as they help meet the physical needs of people in areas of greatest need in the world. These dedicated pastors and missionaries serve in their countries of origin, where they understand the culture, the religion, the language and the needs of the people. They also bring spiritual and physical hope. They are effective ambassadors for the Good News of Jesus!
A beautiful example of this is our ministry called Sisters of the Cross (formerly Sisters of Compassion). These servants offer loving help to leprosy patients, meeting their daily needs, helping alleviate their suffering, and sharing the hope that is only found in Jesus Christ. The sisters bring compassion and care to precious people whom others won’t go near. They are honored to be ambassadors for Jesus as they show God’s love to those under their care.
These sisters receive special training to serve in areas where there are complicated needs, such as leprosy colonies and slums. They serve a three-year term where they help provide these precious people with physical support, counseling and for leprosy patients, even wound care. “With a passion for physically showing Christ’s love to the least of society, these missionaries, called Sisters of the Cross, have undergone special training to uniquely serve communities and share the Good News where most missionaries cannot go. God is already using these women in mighty ways we can’t imagine.
I hope you will join us in watching and praying for the amazing things He will do through them,” says Founder K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan).[2]
Learn more about GFA’s ambassadors for Christ![1] Garrett, Charlie. “Ephesians 6:20.” The Superior Word. November 23, 2016. https://superiorword.org/ephesians-6-20/.
[2] “Women Missionaries.” GFA World. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://www.gfa.org/women/sisters-of-compassion.