Girding Up the Loins of Your Mind
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1Pet 1: 13 Therefore girding up the loins of your mind and
being sober, set your hope perfectly on the grace being brought
to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To gird up the loins of our mind means not to be loose in our
thinking. However, most of us are very loose in our thinking.
Our thoughts jump from one thing to another. In a few seconds,
in our mind we can travel around the world. We may think about
one thing and then suddenly think about something else. For
example, while praising the Lord at the Lord's table, we may
suddenly begin to think of something we have just purchased
from the store. Because our thoughts can travel so fast, we
need to gird up the loins of our mind.
Here Peter seems to be saying, "Brothers, I have just presented
you a number of marvelous, divine items. You have read my well-
speaking concerning the Triune God. The God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ has regenerated us unto a living hope. I have
spoken of God's selection according to His foreknowledge, of
Christ's redemption, and the Spirit's application. Now I urge
you to gird up the loins of your mind. Don't let your mind be
loose."
In verse 13 Peter also speaks of being sober. To be sober is to
be calm and clear in mind, able to realize God's economy in His
salvation, as revealed in verses 3 through 12, without being
disturbed by fear, anxiety, or any care.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from
Witness Lee, Life-study of First Peter, pp. 88-89. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
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