Tim's Topics: What's Your Answer?

Tim's Topics: What's Your Answer?: 1 Peter 3:15   ESV But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you ...

What's Your Answer?

1 Peter 3:15 ESV

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.

If anybody knows me well, they know that I do my best to communicate well, as to be understood, as to have clarity in conversations.I am sure that I am not the only person that struggles when they leave messages by phone, or email, and the message is never returned. Often people do not respond to certain communications because they don’t want to reply, because they seem not in agreement with the communication (Saying yes or no can be difficult).On rare occasions some may not reply to messages, because the message is not worthy of the respect of a reply, or that the message is bothersome in some way.

What our scripture from Peter is telling us today is that communication is to be acted on and responded to. We also learn that at times people find themselves unready or unprepared to respond to questions and communications. Whatever our thoughts on communication, or responding to communiques, our text advises us to take courage in our replies. We also learn that when replying to messages, people of faith must respond (whatever the answer) in hope and kindness.

Look at your inboxes today and ask yourself "What messages have I not replied, and why"? Our next steps are to take courage and reply in honesty, but with love and hope.

1.Act.

2.Prepare your response (pray about it).

3. Take Courage.

4.Respond in Hope and Kindness.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

Pastor Tim.