From New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp
“All God’s children have been called to the same position. We’ve all been called to be his ambassadors. Remember, the only thing an ambassador does is represent. God’s plan is to make his invisible presence and his invisible grace visible through his people, who incarnate his presence and carry that grace to others. That’s God’s call to every one of his children. There are to be no self-satisfied recipients, no consumers. The body of Christ is designed by God to be an organic, constantly ministering community.
“If the church is ever going to be this, then God’s people need three things. First, we need vision. We need to be reminded again and again of our place in the work of the Redeemer. Next, we need commitment. We need to be encouraged to make specific and concrete decisions to better position ourselves for the work to which God has called us. Last, we need training. We need to understand what it really looks like to represent the grace of the Redeemer in the lives of the people whom he puts in our paths. We need to be trained not to see those relationships as belonging to us for our happiness, but rather as workrooms in which the Lord can do his transforming work of grace.”
Brothers and sisters, we are Christ’s ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20). Have no fear, the Lord is providing vision for this church. Your staff have received vision from the Lord for this church in the days ahead and the men leading in this interim time will care for this body. So be encouraged and commit to this church in this time. Keep your eyes out in the months ahead as we fellowship together and get training as a church body. We will continue to work together to build this church and pursue the good of our community.