52 Proven Strategies That Will Position You to Excel as an Immigrant # 14 Share the Greatest News - a podcast by Dr. Eric Tangumonkem

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that

whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

―John 3:16

This chapter is for followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, encouraging and admonishing them to obey the great commandment and carry out the great commission.

It is easy for immigrants to get carried away by the lure of material and earthly pursuits, especially in affluent societies. This chapter emphasizes the need to be missional in all the immigrant does.

By now, you know the United States of America is not heaven, and you are a foreigner and an ambassador of the eternal kingdom of heaven.

“Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.”40 (1 Peter 2:11)

“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”41 (2 Corinthians

5:20)

In addition to being a foreigner and an ambassador, you are not your own; therefore, you cannot live any old way and pursue your own agenda.

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.”42 (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

It is tempting to think that now that you are in the United States of America, your number one goal is to pursue the American dream. In other words, the pursuit of material and earthly success at the expense of what is eternal and heavenly. There is nothing wrong with getting advanced degrees and accumulating wealth. But you must remember that the command is for us first to seek the kingdom of God, then all the things we strive daily to amass will be added to it.

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