“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” (I Pet. 3:15)
It was told that Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister of Britain in the 1800’s, after giving a speech before Parliament, was praised by someone for his “excellent impromptu speech.” The Prime Minister said, “True, the speech was given on short notice, but I have been preparing this speech for a lifetime.”
The Christian, likewise, is to always be ready to share his belief and testimony. Peter said this in his first epistle as seen in our text for today.
Chance meetings with non-believers provide opportunities for the Christian who is always ready. Paul the Apostle told his young Christian friend, Timothy, to be “instant in season or out of season.”
To always be ready requires private reading, study, memorization of and meditation on the Bible. Readiness to share our Christian testimony also requires spending time with God in prayer. It requires patience, endurance and the presence of God in trials and hardships. It requires a life of faith.
Living the Christian life moment by moment, day by day, year in and year out prepares us for those “impromptu” opportunities.
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