Revelation

I have been thinking about a few things lately. One is a question. What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ? Two is how the relationship between my family works.

My family is a strange lot. We limit our relationships with each other to what we want the other people to know, to how we want to be perceived, to the minimum. We don't tell details to one that we would easily share with another. I have also noticed this phenomenon among other families and in relationships with friends of mine. I, on the other hand, tend toward the very open book variety. This makes it hard for me to accept or understand those who cordon people off to certain areas of their lives. It let's a person know where they stand if nothing else. However, I do believe that boundaries are to be respected.

So how do these two things tie together, well, I was thinking about how Jesus had these boundaries too. He shared intimately with his disciples, not with everyone else. Then I was thinking how grateful I am that I get to know Him. That He saw fit to draw me into a relationship with Him, and how sad it is that some people don't get to know Him like that. That is when the light bulb went off... the scripture light bulb. I remembered my original question, the ambassador question. The answer to that and to the relationship question is in the great commission. We are to tell people about Jesus, to reveal Him to the world. We are also to reveal Him in our actions and lives, by living according to His words. As ambassadors we are to make Him known. He doesn't keep people cordoned off, He invites them in, and He invites them through us, His people, His ambassadors.

I think I made my point with out getting too personal. Ok, I feel better getting those thoughts off my chest.