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Being a good ambassador



Galatians 6:10 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV):    “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
For those who are in the body of Christ [1Cor 12:13] have a mandate, a responsibility to fulfill.  We are not directed to preach to tens or hundreds of people.  Not to by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to heal the sick, hearing of the deaf or sight to the blind.  We are not to a power house of religious doctrine and turn the hearts of the lost to Christ.  But we are to as we have opportunity do good unto all men.  We are to do good to those who are of the household of faith.
How does one discern what God would have one to do?  To start with how about what Paul directs here:  “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”  2nd Corinthians 5:20.  
Who appoints an ambassador?  Who sends an ambassador?  What is the requirements for being an ambassador?   
Christ appoints, The Holy Spirit sends, and God the Father sets the requirements.  We need to if in Christ [2 Corinthians 5:17] know who we are in Him.  It is near impossible to be a good ambassador if one doesn’t know the culture and language of the ones one is sent to.  
We need to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”  2 Timothy 2:15.  One needs to know why they are in Christ, how that transpired, if one can lose it.  One needs to understand basic Bible doctrines presented by Paul {Ro 11:13].  “If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 14:37.
To me the biggest thing is to know how to hear the Holy Spirit when He speaks.  This is a place where one will never quit growing.  Learning how to hear and trusting to know when He is speaking.  Don’t be afraid in getting it wrong at times, one will.  But to keep learning how to listen.  One needs to start small by reading God’s Word and by associating Isaiah’s guidance to ones life experiences:  “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;
here a little, and there a little:” Isaiah 28:10.  Then with that:  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”  2 Timothy 2:15.  
Study to learn why one is approved by God, so as not to be ashamed by having a poor understanding of God’s dispensation of His grace.  Then one will not be ashamed when one has rightly divided the word of truth.

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