How Beautiful Are the Purposes of God

2 Corinthians 5:20 states, "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God." Let's take an in-depth look at this verse, considering: Who is pleading? What is the setting for that pleading? What is being plead, and who must change as a response to that pleading? We can then better appreciate the beauty of the purposes of God and what He is accomplishing in people's lives.

Frank Fish serves as pastor for the Bakersfield and Los Angeles congregations in California. With a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Theology and a minor in Business Administration, he is also the lead executive in a Southern California custom tour and professional travel advisory firm. He and his wife, Valerie, have one adult daughter and they all enjoy travel as a gateway to learning about people, cultures and history.