Are you qualified to represent Jesus?

Are you qualified to represent Jesus?  This is a valid question. Many of us probably have asked ourselves that before.  Let’s look at Paul. Was Paul qualified? Well considering he wrote a good chunk of the New Testament I wouldn’t hesitate to say YES. Paul was commissioned. Look at the first verse in many of the books in the NT.

Ephesians 1:1 (TMT )

Paul, employed by the delightful resolve of God and commissioned tobrepresent Jesus Christ to the saints…..

I’m going to ask you the reader a question:

Have you ever killed anyone?  How about have youvever killed lots of people?

Paul did, he was a zealous murderer.

Acts 26:10-11 NLT

Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death. Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.

How big are your sins? There is ni difference between a lie or murder,  both are sin and God looks at his followers,  his sons and daughters as spotless and shining pure.

2 Corinthians 3 : 18

The days of window-shopping are over! In him every face is unveiled.  In gazing with wonder at the blueprint likeness of God displayed in human form we suddenly realize that we are looking at ourselves! Every feature of his image is mirrored on us! This is the most radical transformation engineered by the Spirit of the Lord; we are lead from an inferior mind-set to the revealed endorsement of our authentic identity.  Mankind in His glory!

Paul had a transforming moment and we have had that same transformation made available to us via Christ on the cross. 

Romans 5:16 NLT

And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.

It is time to shead the guilt,  shame, and condemnation.  You are qualified in him. Yoi don’t have to be accredidated by man. You don’t have to have attained somw certain level in your Christian walk. The mere fact that yiu are walking in Christ is your accreditation and your qualification.  He is looking for open and willing hearts.