Live Prepared!
Jesus, make me more like You.
Please get rid of any behaviors or thought patterns that don’t reflect Your character or heart for people.
Make me bold, brave, and courageous—but keep me humble, kind, and gentle.
Let the way I live reflect Your hope and love. And when the opportunity arises, help me to share my faith with genuine joy.
Amen.
Live Prepared!
Pause and think of the people who, at a moment’s notice, have to be ready for anything.
Maybe your list includes first responders, the military, athletes, teachers, parents, pilots, surgeons, or pastors.
But does your list include you?
As You Go About Each Day, Aim to Live with Gentleness and Respect Toward Everyone—and Let Jesus’ Joy, Love, and Hope Permeate Your Heart, Mind, and Relationships.
Live Prepared!
As followers of Jesus, we are called to…
“…Be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”1 Peter 3:15 NIV (Emphasis added)
We can’t expect people to observe what Jesus has commanded us unless we are also observing His commands ourselves.
Do we want people to learn about God’s love? Then we need to show God’s love to people.
And Do we want people to learn about Jesus’ compassion? Then we need to be compassionate.
Also, Do we want people to give generously? Then we need to be good stewards of our money.
And Do we want people to study God’s Word? Then we need to study it for ourselves.
Live Prepared!
When you give Jesus control over your life, you allow His love, joy, and hope to transform you.
As this happens, your life becomes an act of worship that reveals His hope within you.
When you live like Jesus, people are drawn to Jesus in you.
As you worship Jesus with your life, you will be able to honestly say that Christ in you is your hope and glory—
and people will believe it because they see the evidence.
They might not like who you are or agree with what you believe,
but they won’t be able to find a logical reason to hate you when your life is centered around loving people the way Jesus loved you.
Live Prepared!
So, as you go about each day,
aim to live with gentleness and respect toward everyone—and let Jesus’ joy, love, and hope permeate your heart, mind, and relationships.
1 Peter 3:15 KJV
[15] 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:
https://bible.com/bible/1/1pe.3.15.KJV
Live Prepared!
