Ambassador Bob – A Kid’s Devotional

Text: 2 Corinthians 5:20 – “We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.”

Also read 1 Corinthians 3:9

Ambassador Bob was a ministering dude! He would carry his Bible everywhere and tell people about Jesus. He was never without a handy gospel tract to give out at all times. It was very common to see Ambassador Bob at the park telling people about the love of Jesus and the salvation offered through Jesus. Ambassador Bob was ready and willing to go anywhere that the Lord would call him to go, even if it were to another country. Ambassador Bob was on a mission to tell people about Jesus. He was truly a Fisher of Men! God used Ambassador Bob as an “ambassador” to bring people to Himself.

Is Ambassador Bob any different from you or me? Do I need to be in a special club to be an ambassador for Christ? Do we have to memorize a special verse or be a Christian for several years first? “No way,” is the appropriate answer for all of the above questions.

When we receive Jesus, we too are called to be an ambassador for God to this world. God tells us to go out and share with the world about His love and salvation He provides through His Son, Jesus. The Bible says that we are all to be ambassadors for Jesus. An ambassador has the job of representing one country to another. The United States has ambassadors living in other countries. Their job is to represent our country to the people in those foreign countries. We are now members of God’s kingdom in Jesus. We are to represent God’s kingdom as ambassadors to the people in this world! The world is in rebellion against God but Jesus wants people to know that they can turn to Him and be forgiven. We represent Jesus and His heart towards the world. We need to do a good job of representing Him. What a great privilege it is to be heaven’s ambassadors to the lost of this world! So you can be Ambassador Billy, Ambassador Jennifer or even Ambassador Bob!

• Why has God sent ambassadors into the world?

• How are you doing as one of Jesus’ ambassadors?

• Let’s all be the best ambassadors we can be!