Ambassador Performance/Discussion on Day7.tv

I'm not a PR agent for The Ambassador or anything; he's just been extremely busy lately! And it's a blessing for all of us who enjoy holy hip-hop.

Check out the Sunday, Sept. 28 episode of Day 7. You can view the whole service, or skip ahead to "Special Music--The Ambassador."

Ambassador lives up to his name, serving as an ambassador of holy hip-hop to an audience that he acknowledges might not follow, or even like, hip-hop and urges them to open their hearts and minds to his message and how it was delivered. 

Sounds like the lyrics for his four-song set appeared on a screen to enhance comprehension in the audience. "I hope you can appreciate the fact that God's mindset has been poured in,"Ambassador said of his music, noting that his mission is to "communicate a passion for Jesus Christ in a language that's familiar to some." 

In addition to performing the songs, he reiterated that "every type of person has access to the same God, because he so loved the world." Ambassador told the audience that he used to think that God didn't like Him because of his appearance--which included XXL shirts on his small frame. But Ambassador found that "He loves you, with your 'do rag and your purple hair, and your fitted cap." 

Ambassador noted that he used to think, "I'll get with the Lord when I look more like his type." He admitted that many have a mindset that God is only available to a certain type of person, and that to give your life to the Lord, you have to embody that specific type of person. He ultimately found that to be untrue, however. 

He related turning his life over to the Lord, dressed like a member of hip-hop culture, and dreading having to wear suits. "Change my insides; leave my clothes alone," he joked of his feelings on his conversion. But he ultimately got a message from God to continue dressing like he did before. He began to run into people, in street clothes, and share the gospel. Those people told him, "never have we heard such words come out of such...a crusty looking frame, a nobody, a regular dude." People were accepting his message and not rejecting his appearance. He realized that God was telling him, "people are going to see you and think they got you figured out, and they're going to be all wrong...People are going to rethink their thoughts about Me because of their encounter with you." Powerful message.