The main reason we are on the planet is to represent Jesus Christ well.
We are His advertisements.
We are His hands and feet.
We are His mouthpieces.
We are His PR Agents.
We are His ambassadors.
We are His…
We are His…
The list could go on and on. The bottom line, however, is that we are His Church. And according to the Bible (Eph. 3:20-21) God wants the world to see His glory through us, His Church. When we represent Jesus well God’s glory comes through clearly. When we don’t represent Him well His glory is obscured.
For God’s glory (glory often refers to the fullness of God’s character, who He really is) to best be seen we must allow our lives, at all times and at all places to represent Him.
We don’t have a ministry.
Our life is our ministry.
Insight for the Journey 
Your comment about the Church touches on a point that I have been pondering of late: When people drop out of the physical church here on earth, they are really disassociating themselves from something eternal. Right now, my kids see being involved in a local body of believers as irrelevant. I have friends who claim to be Christ followers, yet do not see the need to gather with fellow believers on a regular basis. In my opinion, they are missing out on something eternal. It’s not about what is in it for them, but rather that we are His, and the local expression of His Body is what He instituted for us to represent Him. Is this local expression perfect? No. There is no perfect church. Will you possibly get your feelings hurt? Yes. Does that negate the purpose of the local body? No.
As a parent, I wonder where my kids missed this message. It is a self-indulgent culture in which they are growing up. I pray that someday they change their perspectives.
Thank you, Pastor Rex, for a reminder to stay the course…
:Jesus is the Way: Common – almost Cliché
Lately, I’m beginning to understand that these profound words refer to guidance inward to the soul as well as onward to Kingdom living…
A change of heart, death to self, forgiveness, trust and love are the inward roads — the hard work, for which I need the example of Jesus and a caring community…my Daily Bread for the journey.
There is deep Joy & Peace that comes from this work… and we share it… we sing of it… we write about it —
…even here, I find community…Thank you…
Showers of Grace,
~Maria