Scripture: 2
Corinthians 5 v 17-21.
The moment we are born again we become a new creation in
Christ. When Jesus rose from the dead He was the firstfruits or prototype of a
new breed of people. From Adam to the last one before Jesus, man was born
sinful because they were tampered with by Satan in the Six Days Realm.
These lawless people needed the law of Moses to keep them
in line. In Deuteronomy 28 we have the blessings for obedience and the curses
for disobedience. These apply for all those who choose to live under the Mosaic
Law rather than the freedom to live by grace in Jesus Christ. The two cannot be
mixed. You are either following Moses to God by the Law or following Jesus to
God by grace.
When Jesus died the need for religious law was over. The
new creation have Jesus' will written in their hearts. Their sins are eternally forgiven.
His will for you is different from His will for me. He
has reconciled us to the Father and we need to promote peace and harmony to
sinners.
That makes us Ambassadors who promote the Kingdom of God.
The Church is the safe house for defectors from the sinful world.
When the final war called Armageddon is declared the
embassy (church) will be closed and the Ambassadors pulled out and sent home to
Heaven in the Rapture. The Rapture is
when in the blink of an eye born again believers will be lifted off this Earth
alive as Jesus was lifted in His Ascension.
The church is not for sinners. We need to bring the
sinners to Jesus outside the church because the church is the sanctuary for
believers. It compromises the anointing when the unsaved come into the
sanctuary. The Church is holy and set apart to God and He does not permit
people with a strange spirit in His Holy Place.
Jesus ministered to people outside the Temple and told them about
salvation. We should follow His lead.
Prayer: Heavenly Father unbelievers call this New
Creation peculiar people.
And so we are for we live by faith and not by
sight. Thank You for making us different. Help us to be worthy Ambassadors for
You. In Jesus' name. Amen