13 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. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy."
- What are we to fix our hope on? To what degree?
- What else does this passage tell us to do?
- How do we fix our hope fully on the grace to come?
- When does this passage state we will receive grace?
- Why would fixing our hope on the grace to come be related to living holy lives?
- How is having your mind ready for action related to where your hope is set?
- How frequently is you mind girded for action, your spirit sober, your hope fixed on grace, and your life holy?
This is another indication that the hope in God's Word is unlike the hope that is casually mentioned in the conversations around us. Most of us wish-hope for a lot of things but never intend to do anything to get them. There are some hopes in our lives that, while uncertain, are desirable enough that we work and strive to get them. The hope here is certain but it should motivate us to be more than we have been. If you know you are going to be a parent in a few months, you make preparations, mentally and physically, because you know it is going to happen.
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