Today’s Reading:1 Peter 3:8-16
Today’s Verse: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. 1 Peter 3:15 KJV
In life, we face many challenges.
Some good, some bad.
We never know what the day will bring.
What we do know is that there will always be at time when we need to “be prepared.”
To ‘be prepared’ means we are willing and able to do something when the time comes.
We expect that something will happen, but we never know when it will happen.
What we do know is that being prepared is a good thing.
Therefore we make every effort to ensure that we are organized or equipped to manage it.
The same holds true when we look at how we are living spiritually.
To be ‘spiritually prepared,’ we are making the decision now to exercise faith.
To be ready in obedience to answer His call.
We never know what someone is going through.
There will be times when someone is watching us.
We sanctify God before others, when our conduct gives someone a reason to ask us about our faith.
To tell them why we glorify and honor Him.
Our testimony may be what someone needs to put their trust in the Lord.
It gives us the chance to give them encouragement.
The Scripture has told us, “sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear (1 Peter 3:15 KJV).
That is why we must be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks us to give them the reason for the hope we have in the Lord.
Because of His faithfulness, we will always have a good reason to express our hope in Him.
To express how grateful we are for the sacrifice He made.
A sacrifice that gives us the ability to live a life of peace and forgiveness.
To express our faith in meekness.
To be able to show others that we are standing on the promises of God.
That we have confidence in knowing He will always respond to our prayers.
It is good to let others know that the hope that we have, in Christ.
Hoping that in the moments of crisis they will understand they too can expect to receive the Lord’s promises.
Giving them the opportunity to tell others about the hope He has given them.
May we never forget that the blessed birth of the Lord was the beginning of forgiveness and peace.
That the end and design of our Lord’s sufferings were, to reconcile us to God.
All to bring us to eternal glory.
This was the greatest gift we will ever receive.
Hoping that others will receive the same.
A WORD OF PRAYER
Father, we know that when we suffer for You happiness will be ours. You will abide in our hearts. Making it where we can give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope You bring to our lives. Thank You for allowing us to be living testimonies of how wonderful it is to be loved by You. Praying that others will receive Your Word and come to know You better.
In Jesus Name We Pray, Amen