Gird Up, Be Sober, And Hope

1 Peter 1:13  

"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope 

to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto 

you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;" 

    Peter had talked about the greatness and the glory that the Christian can look forward; but the Christian should never be lost in dreams of the future; he must always be virile in the battle of the present. So Peter gives us three challenges here. He tells us to gird up the loins of our mind: Peter is telling us to roll up our sleeves and be ready for a strenuous mental fight against evil.

    He tells us to be sober:  Let's look at this two ways. This could mean, we must refrain from drunkenness in the literal sense of the term; and it can also mean that we must be steady in our minds. In others words we must not become intoxicated with liquor nor with intoxicating thoughts; we must preserve a balanced judgment. It is easy for the Christian to be carried away with this, that, or the next sudden enthusiasm and to become readily intoxicated with the latest fashion and the newest craze.

    He tells us to set our hope on the grace which is going to be given to the faithful when Jesus Christ comes: It is the great characteristic of the Christian that he lives in hope; and because he lives in hope he can endure the trials of the present. Any man can endure struggle and effort and toil, if he is certain that it is all leading somewhere.

    My Friends, the best is always still to come. We can live with gratitude for all the mercies of the past, with resolution to meet the challenge of the present and with the certain hope that in Christ the best is yet to come.

Amen!

Reading: Devotional Scripture

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May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry