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INTRODUCTION

I remember the first time I stood before government leaders and was addressed as “the ambassador of love.” I was in a Muslim country among some of its top Imams, and it did not feel like a very warm environment. But one of them with a long beard walked up to me, stared at me, and said, “You are the ambassador of love.” This was not a normal expression in their culture, but as surprising as it was to me, it stuck. It started to spread, and today I am known in many countries as an ambassador of love. But I immediately realized that this title of an ambassador of love to the nations was not just for me. It is really a description of every believer. I made a commitment to help other people step into this calling to re-present the love of the Father to the world.

As a Norwegian, I have traveled many times to the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. When I go into the building, I am actually in Norwegian territory; the embassy belongs to Norway. It is a little piece of my home country on American soil. I can speak Norwegian there, perhaps even enjoy some Norwegian chocolate, and see a lot of things that remind me of home. The ambassador has a special role. He is a citizen of Norway living in a host country. He represents the king and the government of Norway to the United States. He is there on behalf of Norway, even as he lives and travels throughout America. He is an embodiment of his own country’s interests.

That is a picture of every believer’s assignment. We represent Papa God and the environment of heaven—actually re-presenting them, as in presenting them again and again—while we live and travel on earth. Just as God sent Jesus into the world to manifest His nature, we have been sent into the world to embody Jesus’ nature. We are sons and daughters of the King who have become ambassadors of His kingdom. We are an embodiment of the Father’s interests, character, and love.

This is a book about receiving an upgrade in love and becoming an ambassador of love. Many believers know about the Father’s love without knowing His love for themselves. They still have not experienced it fully, really seeing it as it is. Though you are already thoroughly, completely loved by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, we will talk about ways to receive that love, then to become that love, and then to release that love to those around us. The world is waiting for a revelation of the sons and daughters of God who know His love. They need ambassadors of His kingdom to present His nature to them. They need someone to manifest His love as it really is.

I hope you will be encouraged by the journey we take together in this book. By the time we are through, I trust that you will experience an upgrade beyond your dreams. I believe you will experience the love of your Father in new ways and know some practical ways to transform the world around you. And I am convinced that others will begin to see you as an ambassador of love who looks very much like Jesus.

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME HOME

ENCOUNTERING LOVE

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

A BAPTISM OF LOVE

LOVING YOURSELF

SEE, THINK, FEEL, SAY

COMPELLED BY LOVE

WHOLEHEARTED LIVING

AMBASSADORS OF LOVE

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS