All Christians

Meditations in the Season of Lent 

March 30, 2022

All Christians

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.

1 Peter 3:15

Read: 1 Peter 3:8-16

I believe the context of this passage is seen perfectly in the quote I had in my meditation from March 9, 2022:

“Beloved brethren…[we] are philosophers not in words, but in deeds;
we exhibit our wisdom not by our dress, but by truth;
we know virtues by their practice rather than through boasting of them;
we do not speak great things but we live them.”

Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, A.D. 256

Peter was urging his congregation to live out their faith. This reminds me of a series of sermons James Moore preached using the title: When You're a Christian...The Whole World Is From Missouri. (Dimensions for Living (October 1, 2010)) Missouri is the ‘show me’ state. When you live your life by faith in Christ, with Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection at the center of your life, people will notice. They will look to see if your life reflects the world’s culture or are you marching to a different beat.

In the last two years, we have faced many challenges with the pandemic, shortage of commodities, war in Ukraine, and inflation. We have also encountered illness, and deaths within our family and friends. Much of the prevailing culture has responded with a spirit of fear, hoarding, and anger. Like James (my meditation on March 17, 2022), Peter is beckoning the followers of Jesus to a patient lifestyle that participates in God’s mission. Remember, it is not about our control; rather, we seek a lifestyle trusting God.

My Takeaway: As we live hopeful lives, entrusting the future confidently to God, our neighbors will notice. If they ask about our hope as a believer, let’s always be ready to offer them Christ.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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