Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
1 Peter 3:15-22
Being Prepared to Tell Others About Christ
15But in your hearts set apart 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, 16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 17It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
Luke 10:38-42
First Things First
38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
41"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Jesus tells us in the Great Commission that it is our duty to spread the word to others...He wants us to make disciples of not only our neighbors, but also we are to make disciples of all nations, of everyone in the world, and let them know about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...Maybe part of our purpose, in our time on earth, is to spread the word and teachings of Jesus...
St. Peter tells us that we should be prepared, to teach others about Christ...Whoever sees us working and playing, and other see how we live our lives in a happy and hopeful way, we should be prepared to tell them, we they ask...If we are grumpy, unhappy, mean, whining, and with those characteristics, who wants to be around us...Jesus gives us hope, and in that hope, it should wipe out some of our bad characteristics...Characteristics, such as, grumpiness, unhappiness, and whining (I do not think it can wipe out all of our bad characteristics, as long as we are on earth), can cause others, not to even ask about Him...But we do have this hope, which is our hope in Him... And to St. Peter's point, who would even want to approach us when we are always grumpy, mean, and unhappy...Let alone, who would ask about Jesus and therefore, be asking us about our hope...And in our hearts we are to set apart Christ as our LORD..He is our Teacher and Master...When we do this, it gives us hope, this hope we need to live and be gentle, have a clear conscience, and respect the unbeliever...Arguing with the unbeliever, usually does not help one to believe in God...St. Peter tells us showing others, how we live our lives, in treating the non-believer with gentleness and respect helps the apostle, the apologetic, and the evangelist...
Jesus told Martha, that not what she was doing was not important, but the it was of secondary importance...Jesus did not condemn Martha...When we put second things first, we mess up the more important, first things...Mary was putting the right things and the first things first...Martha had her priorities,but the second priority was ahead of the One important thing...How we live and are see by others is important...But this perception of others is not what is important...The important thing is that our heart is set apart for Jesus...We do know, He is our Master, when our heart is set apart for Christ, and we see Him as our LORD...He is our First Thing...Our heart, then is the right place, and others will see this, in our lives...Then we have the right priorities, and the right first things first..