Tuesday, February 12, 2013

But... do this in a gentle and respectful way (1 Peter 3:15-16)


Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks you about your hope, always be ready to explain it.
BUT…
Do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
1 Peter 3:15-16 (NLT)
This verse speaks for itself. BUT it takes some meditation. When someone asks you how you can smile when everything around you is falling apart. The answer is always Jesus. BUT if when we tell others about Jesus as our hope and we are not humble we can do more damage than good.  Often we stop quoting after that verse BUT the next one reminds us to live a life that is pleasing to God so that no one has bad things to say.

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