There is something we as believers truly need to know, understand and believe and that is, although we are by birth citizens of this world and like all other human beings we are as sojourners and pilgrims on the earth we are however not of the world, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:20-21).
This
translation took place at the moment we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior
as we have been duly instructed saying: “But as many as received Him, to them
He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man,
but of God” (John 1:12-13).
At
the moment one receives Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior he/she receives a new
birth and new citizenship in the spirit and is translated from the kingdom of
darkness into the kingdom of light and his/her name registered as a citizen in
heaven for which we are to give thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us
from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His
love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:12-14).
Now
as a registered citizen of the kingdom of light living in this world our call
of duty is that of being an Ambassador of the kingdom of light and so we have
been duly admonished saying; “Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be
reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we
might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2Corinthians
5:20-21).
As
Ambassadors of the kingdom of light what has been committed to us is the word
of reconciliation imploring others on behalf of Jesus Christ to be reconciled to
God and the way we accomplish this task is by being obedient to the word, to
which we were appointed.
Our
appointment as Ambassadors of the kingdom of light is that of being a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own special people, that
we may proclaim the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His
marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who
had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy” (1Peter 2:9-10).
The
main duty or responsibility of the royal priesthood is to offer the Lord the
food for His offerings at the appointed time for this is what reconciles us to
the Father and redeems us from all unrighteousness. But unfortunately, this is
a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to
the word, to which they also were appointed.
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To be continued
With brotherly love
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