Good Distractions
- Brandon Bruce
- Sep 26
- 2 min read
“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.” -1 Peter 3:15-17
It’s not always bad things that distract you from the best things in life. Sometimes it’s an abundance of good things that can keep you from a great thing!
God has called you to the great work of helping souls of spiritually lost people to be saved! When this happens in even one life, it causes rejoicing in heaven (Luke 15:10)! Jesus made His mission on earth crystal clear when He said He had come to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10).
We understand the greatness of this calling, but it often drowns in the tide of many good things that distract us from this great work! We want to make a big difference, serve people, encourage others, help those in need, and do lots of other good things with our time.
However, if we never get to the point of actually sharing the Gospel with others and inviting them into a personal relationship with God through Jesus sacrifice on the cross, we are falling short of the great calling we have been given!
It is important that we do good things in the world and help lift people up practically, but the greatest spiritual need in the world is for people to find salvation in Jesus! We can bless people abundantly in the material, but they will still end up bankrupt spiritually if they don’t find Jesus.
We need to be prepared to have spiritual conversations and tell people the Good News! God‘s Word instructs us to always be prepared (v.15). We can do that by making sure we fully understand the Gospel, can articulate it clearly with our words, and that we are keeping our radar up for regular opportunities to talk about Jesus with others!
Share the Good News of Jesus with people often, invite them to experience Jesus for themselves, and watch how this great decision changes the world for good! Just don't let all the good things ever distract you from this great calling of seeing souls saved!
Right on?
Read/listen to 1 Peter chapters 3-5
Prayer focus: talk with God about the people in your life who don’t yet know Him personally and then ask God for courage to go talk to those people about Jesus
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