What is an ambassador? It is someone who speaks for another, not for themselves. The assignment begins right where you already are, with the people closest to you — your "Jerusalem" — before it ever reaches farther. You don't need to have everything figured out theologically to represent Him well. An ambassador doesn't write the message; he simply carries it faithfully. You just need to be willing to say what's true: something changed, and Jesus is why. That's the whole of it — not a performance, just a witness. You watched it happen in your own life. Now you get to tell someone else.
And you are not left alone to do this.
Jesus promised, "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever" (John 14:16). The same Spirit who lives in you will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that Jesus said (John 14:26). When you don't even know how to pray, He intercedes for you with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26). The power to share what Jesus has done was never yours to manufacture. It flows from the Spirit who dwells in you — out to every part of your life, including the one that tells your story.
Acts 1:8 (His Power)
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.
Depend on Him!
You'll receive power for this. The Helper lives in you forever. Lean on Him, not just yourself.
Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible® (NASB), Copyright © The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission, www.lockman.org.