The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-06

complete punishment of sin, inc he
10 merciful with a mercy which made
Him willing to give His Son as a sacri-
fee for sin. oh, what wonderful and
complete provision God has made for
has bridged the chas1u which separ-
ated the world from Him. The way
of reconciliation has been made plain,
M now we who rejoice in that recon-
Citation, we who have walked down
the delightful lovers lane of Gods
Word and way, beseech you in Christ's
stead "be we reconciled to Godl"
Gods wooing of the world.-What a
theme! Gods wooing carried on
through human agencies.-What an
exalted privilege! Ambassadors Of
Jesus Christ sent or the greatest mis-
sion ever committed to the hands of
men or angels! We have not time to
dwell upon this thought or to develop
it. 1t is worthy a sermon of itself.
But, Oh, we do want to say a word
which will awaken the Christian heart
to a realization of its great privilege
n responsibility. Ambassadors for
Christ! Then we cannot serve self or
the world. Jesus Himself plainly said:
\ cannot serve God and mammon."
II we belong to Jesus Christ by faith
in Him and cleansing in His shed blood,
then we are His ambassadors. What a
contempt we have for a traitor, for
one who, when in the service of one per-
| son tnrnS ahn1If ap1 hotra ,. he. INC
into the hands of another! And, oh,
how many Christians have forgotten
their high calling in Christ Jesus, and
are ~betraying their trust! AS am
bassadors of Jesus Christ we are sent
into the world on one mission-that
of telling the love message of God and
seeking to winslost souls. The am
bassador must know intimately the
n who has sent him on his mission.
Do you, oh ambassador of Jesus, Christ,
know your Lord intimately? The am
bassador must Gene direct from the
presence of the king. as he goes on his
mission; he must receive his last in
structions as to just how to carry the
mission to a successful issue. AS yct
go upon your mission, oh, ambassador
OF Jesus Christ, do you come direct
from the presence of your Lord, with
last instructions to guide you in TIE
task before you? The ambassador
mustfeel and believe hismessage. Your
human love or your human faith will
never succeed in winning a soul for
God. You must have Gods heart of
love, you must have His faith, if YOU
would prove a successful ambassador
for Him. If we are going to stand in
ChrlstS stead, we must have His love,
we must have His faith. Human love
can compass this life, but it takes the
Divine love to reach into the ~eternities.
Human faith may carry one through
llfe's problem to the edge of the grave,
but it takes the Divine faith of Jesus
Christ to carry one through the black
ness and death of the tomb into the
light and glory of the Celestial City
AS ambassadors of Jesus Christ we
ought to begin to cry to God to give us
His love, to fill us with the faith of
Jesus Christ, SO that we would be
equipped for the greatest mission upon
which man has ever been sent. Then
we shall be able to stand in Christ's
stead in the world, and beseech
the world to become reccnciled to
God. And as we carry on the
wooing for God, we will find sinful
hearts melting like snow under the
midday sun. We wiz find that the
spirit of God will wonderfully coop
crate with US and aid US as we tell the
love story. Oh, Christian, be a true
ambassador for Christ! Oh, unsaved
soul, I'VE pray you in Christ's stead,
be We r%econciled to God! For He hath
madeC Christ to be sin for us, Who knew
no sin; that we might be made the
Righteousness of God in Him.,