Sweet Scripture Sunday!!!

As the season is changing from Winter to Spring,

 the warmth of the Spring sunshine

 and the earth going from a dull gray to beautiful shades of green

always brings with it a sense of renewal and energy. 

 We begin to makes plans for the upcoming days.

It becomes a season of "preparation". 

We plan  our vacations and our vegetable and flower gardens. 

We prep the soil and search through endless catalogs and magazines

 trying to find new ideas and plantings. 

We begin strict exercise and diet regiments. 

 All so we may be prepared for what is ahead.

  As believers in Christ Jesus, we too, go through many seasons. 

Many times we realize we are not prepared for what lies ahead

or we are not reaping the full benefits of our faith

Why? because we do not prepare.

The apostle Peter has this to say in I Peter 1:13-16

"Therefore, prepare your minds for action,

be self-controlled,

set your hope fully on the grace to be given you

when Jesus Christ is revealed. 

 As obedient children,

do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance,

But just as he who called you is holy,

so be holy in all you do;

 for it is written;

"Be holy, because I am holy."

As believers there is more to this life than just living and dying. 

Life is about more than just trying to get through a day or a season.

 It is about reaping the benefits of all that is ours.

How? 

Preparation!

To Prepare means to fit, adapt,

or qualify for a particular purpose or condition;

 to make ready;

as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.

To procure as suitable or necessary;

 to get ready;

 to provide;

as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops;

to prepare ships for defence; To make all things ready;

 to put things in order; as,

to prepare for a hostile invasion.

 

As believers we need to get ready.  We need to be self-controlled and alert!

Preparation is a must!

 

1. Read the Word and meditate upon it.

2.  Hide the Word in your heart. (memorize it)

3.  Learn to talk with the Father (Pray)

3.  Understand the Power of the Holy Spirit in your life.

An effective Christian is the one who understands their power source.

4. Fellowship of other believers!  (You are who you hang with).

Be Prepared or you  just might find that you have been invaded by a hostile enemy (Satan)!

To all the believers out there......Are you preparing daily?

To those who are not........
The best preparation you can make for your future is to know Jesus Christ as Savior!

Blessings!

Patty