Devotionals by Dr. Michael Youssef
June 19, 2025
God’s Ambassador
By Michael Youssef, Ph.D.
In most cases, our citizenship to the country in which we live is bestowed upon us for simply being born into that country. Receiving citizenship into God’s Kingdom requires us to surrender our “citizenship” to this world and devote our lives to following Christ. Becoming a citizen of God’s Kingdom results in some incredible benefits.
However, we must remember that wherever we go in the world, we are ambassadors for Christ. Just as your behavior in a foreign country gives others an idea of what people from your country are like, so our behavior as believers tells the world what it means to be a Christian.
Citizens from God’s Kingdom carry with them the answers to some of life’s most difficult questions. The dying world in which we live is desperately seeking to find meaning and purpose in its existence.
As believers, we are infiltrating enemy territory, armed with the Truth of God’s Word, which will defeat the enemy’s tired, empty propaganda. Those people who are desperate for answers cannot afford for believers to live passively in their faith.
We must be wise in our approach yet gentle in our speech. Threats of eternal condemnation will not change many lives, but the Truth about how God’s love washes away our sin will transform the hardest of hearts when the Holy Spirit is at work.
To live in a world that is far from our home certainly presents a number of challenges. But our citizenship in God’s Kingdom empowers us to live in such a manner that God will use us to radically change the world around us.
Prayer: Lord, use me to make an impact in the world around me as I passionately seek You. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us” (1 Peter 2:12).
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About Dr. Michael Youssef
Michael Youssef, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef, a worldwide ministry that leads the way for people living in spiritual darkness to discover the light of Christ through the creative use of media and field ministry teams. His weekly television programs and daily radio programs are broadcast more than 13,000 times per week in multiple languages throughout the world. He is also the founding pastor of The Church of The Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Youssef was born in Egypt and lived in Lebanon and Australia before coming to the United States. In 1984, he fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming an American citizen. Dr. Youssef holds degrees from Moore College in Sydney, Australia; Fuller Theological Seminary in California; and a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Emory University. He has authored more than 50 books, including popular titles Saving Christianity?, Hope for This Present Crisis, Life-Changing Prayers, and Never Give Up. He and his wife reside in Atlanta and have four grown children and 11 grandchildren.
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