FAITHFUL MESSENGER
READ: Matthew 24:45-51
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs 13:17
Faithfulness is important if you want to be an ambassador. When you are an ambassador, you are expected to give a good account of yourself and to exemplify all the principles and standards of the one who sent you on a mission. Most ambassadors begin to take on the character of the place they have been sent to, rather than imparting the character of the one who sent them. Pastors often become worldly rather than influencing the world with the godliness and spirituality of heaven.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is A FAITHFUL MESSENGER to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:13
Indeed, you must be a faithful messenger for the Lord. Do not forget the word of God by which you were commissioned. Go into the world and preach the gospel. Stay with the gospel. Preach from John 3:16! Preach the Word! Preach about Jesus Christ! Be faithful to the message of the cross of Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
The scripture is quite clear that the faithful man does not bother to talk about his goodness and to proclaim that he is anything (Proverbs 20:6). Most people talk about their own goodness. They never speak truthfully about their own shortcomings and failings.
Someone accused me of spoiling his life when he worked in the ministry. He claimed that he had great difficulty in finding a job after he left our ministry. I was intrigued to notice that he never mentioned that he was a thief who had been found out. He did not mention how thousands of dollars evaporated under his watch. But this is the nature of man. Most people will proclaim their own goodness.
The truth will always prevail. Be faithful to God!