9 Bible Verses about Preparing For Action

Therefore, as a means of spiritual preparation, tighten up the belt about your minds, keep perfectly calm, keep your hope on the spiritual blessing to be conferred upon you at the unveiling of Jesus Christ.

So that disciple whom Jesus used to love tenderly said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he belted on his fisherman's coat, for he had taken it off, and plunged into the sea.

But the thoughtful ones not only took their lamps but also extra oil in their oil cans.

Then he will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready; get everything ready for us there."

So you and the council must now notify the colonel to bring him down to you, as though you were going to look into his case more carefully, but before he gets down we will be ready to kill him."

Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,

But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him; they have taken an oath not to eat or drink till they have killed him. They are all ready now, just waiting for your promise."

And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

Then the four angels that were kept in readiness for that hour and day and month and year were turned loose to kill one-third of mankind.