An ambassador is an accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to another country. Child of God, we are to be ambassadors for Christ, representatives for Him, in this last hour. Jesus said that His disciples are not of this world. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world (John 17:14).

Like the heroes of the faith mentioned in Hebrews 11, children of God are to be pilgrims and strangers on this Earth and foreigners in this world. They are to seek a city whose builder and maker is God, and Heaven is their home. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city (Hebrews 11:16).

Children of God have a divine responsibility to be ambassadors for Christ and represent Jesus to souls in this world. Representing Christ is the greatest business opportunity in the world, and our divine mission is to win the lost at any cost. There is nothing more precious and valuable than souls. Jesus declared one soul is worth more than all the wealth of this world. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul (Mark 8:36,37)?

Your Divine Responsibility

There are many Christians today who don’t realize the divine responsibility they have, and the only thing they represent is their selfish will as they travel through life. To understand your divine responsibility and how to truly represent Jesus Christ, you must learn Jesus. He said, Learn of me (Matthew 11:29). That means “know me,” and the only way to truly know Jesus is through the divine teacher, the person of the Holy Ghost.

Many businesses will conduct seminars to train their employees how to represent and conduct business in the community. For the same reason, Jesus has sent the Holy Ghost into this world to teach children of God how to properly represent Jesus and do business for Him. While on Earth, Jesus was an ambassador for His heavenly Father. He did His Father’s whole will and always represented Him in perfection.

Jesus told Philip, He that hath seen me hath seen the Father (John 14:9). He was saying, “When you have seen me, you have seen my heavenly Father’s love, grace and power in operation. You have seen mercy and compassion at work, and you have seen holiness and righteousness on display.”

Jesus Was the Perfect Ambassador

When Jesus was just 12, He was a working ambassador for His heavenly Father. He was on His own in the temple for a time, yet He was surrounded by doctors and lawyers who were amazed at His wisdom and knowledge. His mother and Joseph searched Jerusalem for Him for three days; and when they finally found Him, He said, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business (Luke 2:49)? If a 12-year-old boy can understand and feel the responsibility towards God to represent Him, how much more so should men and women in Christ?

But when he [Jesus] saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest (Matthew 9:36-38). Today, we are being sent by the Holy Ghost to work in the harvest fields of God with the same urgency that Jesus did when He was on Earth.

Jesus said, I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work (John 9:4). Night will soon fall upon this world, and judgment will soon come forth from the heavens; so we must work the works of Him who has sent us.

The heavenly Father walked with Jesus into the valley of human needs and answered His prayers, and the Lord is walking with the Bride in the same way as she goes forth to do the whole will of the Father. The Bible teaches that we are to represent the Lord to people the right way—to be truthful, honest, pure and give a good report.

Be About God’s Business

In business, it is vitally important to establish trust with those you do business with; and children of God must maintain a certain level of confidence with sinners. How?—by your Jesus testimony. If you don’t have a good testimony with sinners, they will lose confidence in you; and you will lose influence with them. Then they may categorize you as a hypocrite thinking, “There is no difference between them and me, so why do they think they’re going to Heaven and I’m not?” Many so-called Christians throughout the years have tarnished God’s business.

Most successful businesses are very careful in who they hire because they seek to maintain a certain standard and a good image in the community they serve. In the same way, the Lord requires you to represent Him in a certain way—the truth way. Do you speak only truth? Do you keep your word with people? Do you treat people as you want to be treated? Are you continually about your Father’s business and helping to build His Kingdom with souls?

This Jesus ministry offers people great opportunities to be wise ambassadors for Christ and win souls. They can give of their finances to help send the Gospel to the world through the ministry’s television programs, website, world radio station, social media pages, books, magazines and so much more. People are being drawn by the Holy Ghost from all over the world to these different outlets; and they are receiving from the Lord spiritually, physically and financially.

Many Christians will be greatly disappointed on the Day of Rewards because they did not take advantage of opportunities to invest or do more to win souls. Others will realize they had foolishly invested in ministries that wasted God’s money and were not about winning souls for the Lord.

The Apostle Paul declared in Romans 1:14 that he was a debtor not only to the Lord but to all people; and like Paul, we are debtors to lost souls in need of help. We are debtors to those around the world who have never had the opportunity to receive living reality in Jesus Christ.

Jesus said, Freely ye have received, freely give (Matthew 10:8). The Lord wants to bless His children abundantly, but with such blessings comes great responsibility. It is impossible for you to ever repay your debt unto the Lord, but you can do your best to serve Him from this day forward. You can do your best to represent Him to others and to build His Kingdom with souls.

Keep the Heavenly Vision

The Bible says, Where there is no vision, the people perish (Proverbs 29:18). It takes clear, spiritual vision to represent Christ and be about your heavenly Father’s business. It takes clear, spiritual vision to make all the sacrifices necessary to do the whole will of God.

Noah and his family had divine vision to build an ark, and they maintained that vision for 120 years in a civilization where every thought of the people’s hearts was evil continually. Not one soul was saved in all those years, yet Noah and his family never strayed or became distracted from that heavenly vision regardless of the obstacles they faced. They made every sacrifice necessary, and they kept on working no matter how many trials and persecutions they faced.

We read in Genesis 19 that Lot and his two daughters took on divine vision when God sent two angels to warn them and deliver them from the coming judgment of God upon the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. However, Lot’s wife did not take on that vision even though she had heard the same warning. Her spiritual vision was blurred and cloudy because she was distracted by the lusts and sins of those two cities. Instead of setting out to do the whole will of God and escape the coming judgment, Lot’s wife was preoccupied with self; and it is the same with many people today.

Jonah did not keep the vision God gave him of preaching to the people in Nineveh. Instead, he tried to excuse himself from representing God to those people who were in need of help, but God would not allow him to get by with that; so God sent a whale to swallow him . Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17). How many times has God been forced to send a whale after His children because they lost the heavenly vision of who they are, who they are representing and the fact that they are on Earth to win lost souls?

Jesus tried to give His disciples spiritual vision of the plan of redemption, but they wouldn’t let it sink in because they had their own selfish ideas and opinions about Jesus. They thought they knew why He was on Earth and what He was supposed to do. As a result, Jesus’ disciples abandoned Him in the Garden of Gethsemane when He needed them the most. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled (Matthew 26:56). They also missed out on one of the greatest events of all time—the Resurrection of Jesus.

What Do You See?

Many so-called Christians make poor ambassadors for Christ because they are content living in this foreign country, and they are unconcerned with bringing in the Lord’s harvest or making preparations to leave this world behind when Jesus returns. Their lives are preoccupied with the cares of life, the fellowship of this world and being involved in other people’s business instead of minding their own business and doing the Lord’s work. They waste time, energy and even money on things that do not profit the Lord or His Kingdom.

The end-time signs are laid out in the Word of God, and you can see them all around you. Jesus said, And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh (Luke 21:28). Sooner or later, Jesus will step out on the clouds to take His children home; but many will not hold fast to that divine vision of escaping the coming judgment.

The Holy Ghost is seeking to give people end-time vision; but many will not accept it because they are too caught up in their own selfish vision. They have a vision of their own heart, and they deceive themselves by saying it is God’s vision for their life.

Peter refused to accept the vision of God’s plan of redemption for the human race, and he went so far as to rebuke the Master for telling them about it. Then Peter took him [Jesus], and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee (Matthew 16:22).

Later, Thomas refused to accept the vision that Jesus was alive even though the other disciples had seen Him and testified of it. Instead, Thomas said, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe (John 20:25).

Both Peter and Thomas had to suffer for their lack of spiritual vision, and children of God today will also have to suffer for not accepting the heavenly vision when God seeks to give it to them and direct them. Then just as the disciples missed out on Christ’s resurrection, they will miss out on the greatest event of all time—the second coming of the Lord.

Jesus and Paul Kept the Vision

Jesus was obedient to His heavenly vision even though He had to pay a terrible price to fulfill it. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2). The joy that was set before Him was the heavenly, spiritual vision of multitudes of souls being brought into the Kingdom because of His sacrifice.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds (Hebrews 12:3). Jesus took the weak cross of suffering and made it a Cross of power and deliverance for us and others. Therefore, you must keep clear, spiritual vision in order to take up your cross and be about your heavenly Father’s business.

The Apostle Paul was a wonderful ambassador for Christ, and he was able to stand before King Agrippa and declare, Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision (Acts 26:19). Like Jesus, Paul paid a great price; but he was faithful to the Lord’s work and to the heavenly vision all the way to Nero’s chopping block.

Never Lose Your Vision

In this final hour before Jesus returns and the Antichrist, the son of perdition, reveals himself, many are falling away and growing lukewarm because they have lost spiritual vision. The Bible said this would happen. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (II Thessalonians 2:3).

Many people are blind to the truth because of self, family, friends and relationships. They are blind to the will of God and to the call to win lost souls, so they are not about their Father’s business in prayer and fasting. They are not working for the Lord or attending church like they should. They excuse self, justify self and enable self when Jesus said, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me (Matthew 16:24).

At the end of life’s journey, you must be able to declare, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, and I was continually about my Father’s business. I was a faithful ambassador for Christ and the Kingdom of God.”

Strive to be all God wants you to be; and continue working to bring in every lost soul until Jesus declares the work is done, and it is time to go home. Oh, your flesh will get tired and weary as you travel through this foreign country, but the strength of the divine blood and the anointing of the Holy Ghost will enable each bridal company member to carry on their divine mission and serve others just as Christ did.

We cannot be like the disciples when they lacked vision and fled the garden in our Lord’s greatest hour of need. Jesus needs disciples who are alert, on their post of duty and working to bring in souls as He did. We are not running after the world; we are running hard after Jesus. Our cup is full and overflowing with the Holy Ghost, so we can serve a lost and dying world the Gospel of Christ.