| Our verse to DATE the Word on January 13 (1/13) is 1 Peter 1:13 |
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| 1 Peter 1:13 says, “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” |
| READY for Action!! Now that we have been blessed to have this new life in Christ provided by CHRIST (1 {Peter 1:2-12) Peter challenges the Christian to LIVE. We are to GIRD UP THE LOINS like a runner getting ready to run a race. Think of Hebrews 12:2 which tells us, “to run the race that is set before us.” The ESV uses the word PREPARE instead of GRID. We are to PREPARE our minds with the added idea of BEING READY TO BE INVOLVED. Reading and studying God’s Word and praying and worshiping PREPARES our minds so that we can then LIVE OUT the wonderful Christian life we have received. We are to be living like Christ and living for Christ! We live differently and we live to make a difference!! To live our lives to the fullest we will need to make good decisions regarding what we personally do. We will need to be sober-minded. This speaks of being clear-minded as well as ALERT. Peter uses this word later in his letter as he reminds us about our adversary the Devil. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober-minded; (think clearly and be alert); be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. As believers, we must be diligent to guard our hearts and minds. We can never lower our defenses as our adversary is constantly looking for ways to sneak in false teaching and present very appealing dressed-up temptations to devour us. Hear and heed the call to BE SOBER MINDED, TO BE ALERT! And then Peter says as we are LIVING an ACTION-oriented life serving the Lord with our ALERT system fully on we look AHEAD to our glorious future. Dr. W. A. Criswell liked to say, “LOOK UP BROTHER – LOOK UP!” Look AHEAD brother, look AHEAD. When we consider what is to come – that glorious day when we shall see our Savior face to face – what a day that will be!! The best is yet to come for the believer! Oh, what hope we have!! LOOK AHEAD! The apostle Paul says in Colossians 3:2 ‘When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with Him in glory.” The Apostle John says in I John 3:2 ‘We know that when He shall appear we shall be like Him for we shall see Him as He is.’ And Peter writes, “Set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” LOOK AHEAD! Verse to DATE the Word on January 13 (1/13) is 1 Peter 1:13. 1 It says, “Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, (preparing your minds for action, ESV) and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Ready! Set! GO! AND KEEP GOING UNTIL YOU ARE GONE! Continue Strong running the race that is set before you! And remember to DATE THE WORD |