On March 19, 2002, after spending some significant time with the Lord, Justin Sullivan took out his spiritual journal and penned these words:
"There will come a day when we will all see God face to face. This is when we will understand things fully. When God asks me to believe something that is beyond belief, I decide if I will trust my five senses or have enough sense to believe in Him."
Over the years, I have not only thought about this quote from Justin's journal but also thought about how this experience with the Ambassadors has impacted my life. Most importantly, God has used the entire Ambassador journey to produce a greater sense of urgency with the gospel of Christ.
Here is a fact that must not be ignored by none reading this: Life is short.
Whether you live eighteen years like Justin or eighty five years like my grandfather. Life goes fast and ultimately every person will one day stand before the Lord.
The scripture is clear on this:
"For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." 2 Corinthians 5:10
"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books." Revelation 20:12
As Ambassadors, it is our calling to communicate the gospel very clearly. The gospel is the news about the one and only God, who is holy, made us in His image to know Him. Tragically, we all sinned and that severed our relationship with Him. However, in His great love, God became man in Jesus, lived a perfect life and died on the cross. This act fulfilled the law of God because Jesus took the punishment for the sins of all those who would ever turn and trust Him. Then, He rose from the dead, showing that God accepted Christ' sacrifice. He now calls all people to repent of sins and trust Christ alone for our forgiveness. The moment we repent of our sins and trust in Christ, we are born again into a new life. An eternal life.
That is the good news we are called to faithfully share with everyone who crosses our path this summer.
I am so very thankful that God saved us and has moved in our lives in such significant ways. Truly God has guided us to begin this baseball ministry and this fact is evident by the fruit we see in the lives of our baseball players.
Right now, four of our Ambassadors are not only playing baseball for Southern Nazarene University, they are also taking a stand for the Lord on and off the baseball field. Williams, Cole, Tunnell and McIntosh are leading weekly bible studies with their teammates in the locker room while they juggle their studies and a grueling baseball schedule. I am proud that these guys have been faithful to carry the Ambassador legacy to their college baseball team.
In addition to this, Cole and Caden Cleveland are also continuing the Ambassador legacy at Morehead State University. Because of their stand for the Lord this year, they were called upon to help lead out in a university wide prayer service as their community walked through a tragedy this year. http://337hearts.shutterfly.com
Today, I am thankful that God continues to move in and through our Ambassadors even as they grow up and move on through their lives. This is fruit of ministry that lasts and we are so very thankful.
I would like to ask you to continue to pray. As you know, we are in the middle of our fundraising campaign for this year's Ambassadors. As of today, we are $32,000 away from being completely funded. For those of you who have responded to being 1 of 200 people giving $200. We thank you very much and wholeheartedly believe God is going to use your gift to produce great fruit for His kingdom.
Sincerely,
Chris Wall
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Mon, April 11, 2011
by Chris Wall