Always be ready to make your defense . . .*
Cephas beseeched, and was nailed upside down—
He asked for this out of deep reverence,
Would not presume to even wear Christ’s crown.
Always be ready to make your defense . . .
It is either pro-Christ or anti-Christ—
Such black and white—no grays—causes offense.
But He gave himself to be sacrificed.
Always be ready to make your defense . . .
Yes indeed, we must “practice what we preach!”
Our acts of grace reveal true reverence—
So that our deeds will validate our speech.
*1 Peter 3.15
