Keeping things simple is usually the best path forward. For Christians, that means following Christ’s lead in everything.

 

This includes sharing and standing for our faith.

 

The Bible is full of examples of how Jesus did this. Occasionally he got mad, as when he threw out the moneychangers. Other times he just quietly sat and taught what His Father had shown Him.

 

This is our model. When you share Christ with someone and that person believes, you have been given the privilege of watching the most important moment in his or her life. Ever. To get to this moment, it will require you to be knowledgeable about your faith, balanced enough to be gentle in sharing, and sometimes edgy enough to pushback when someone mocks our Lord.

 

Jude 1:3 says, “Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.”

 

God gave us a job to do, and one of his prophets, Jude, told us to be ready to defend the Gospel. This we are happy to do.

 

Let’s pray.

 

Lord, your wisdom is enough for us. We are always ready to defend the Good News. In Jesus' name. Amen.