They say that the best advertisement is a happy customer. Christians are that–and more!

Our last view into freedom in Christ (not all of them by a long shot) is: We are free to represent Christ to the world! It’s a high honor and a great responsibility. A person can’t share what he doesn’t know, right? In this case, it’s not “what” but “who.” The best way to share Christ is to show Christ. When our lives begin to change to look like Him, then the world will notice. Many won’t like the change; that’s okay. We’ll pray that their attitude will change in time. But, there will be some who respond to the Spirit when He says, “See that person? Don’t you want what they have?” Now is the time to tell them about how we came to believe, and how Christ has changed our lives for good.

Let’s review our freedom in Christ:

1. Our chains of bondage to sin have been broken!
2. We have been given access to the throne of God!
3. We can talk to God anytime!
4. We are free to choose right!
5. We can serve others with no expectations!
6. We can now live life without worry!
7. We are free to pursue righteousness and godliness!
8. Today: We are free to represent Christ to the world!

¹⁴ …Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. ¹⁵ He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
¹⁶ So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! ¹⁷ This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
¹⁸ And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. ¹⁹ For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. ²⁰ So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 NLT

There is so much here that we are going to take a closer look at this passage tomorrow. For today, let’s focus on being Christ to others so that we shine “like stars in the universe” (Philippians 2:15 adapted).

Abba, we know that our lights shine brightest in dark places. May we not be afraid to take our light wherever You lead. In fact, that old Falls Creek song says it best,

Wherever He leads I’ll go,
Wherever He leads I’ll go,
I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so,
Wherever He leads I’ll go.

And, as we go, may we represent Christ so that others may choose Him, too. Amen.