Back on the subject of what it means to be noble...
Let's focus on the noble expectation to REPRESENT THE FATHER.
So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ's personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20
We are the chosen ones who are to speak for God, our Father, to this world.
Our words are POWERFUL! They should speak for God, and not against Him (or His biblical principles).
It starts with our love for God. We represent our Father by our love...our words to one another should be LOVING.
Our message, as Christ's ambassadors, is to be one of reconciliation. We ought to bring people together with God, and with each other, by what we say.
Test: If what we are saying is not bringing others to closer to God or each other, is it really worth saying?
This includes what we say to each others' faces, and behind each others' backs.
Who do your words represent?
This is also good teaching. Please explain more on how do you make sure what you say will bring people closer to God. There are times in our life that we are have to confront people about different issues, and I know by being the recipient on the receiving end and also being the one who has has to confront someone on a difficult issue; is not an easy thing to do. On either side you must always go to God in prayer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Deirdre. It helps to write these when you get some feedback. I will be using your question, "how do you make sure what you say will bring people closer to God" as a starting point for the next post. Stay tuned...
ReplyDelete