LET'S KEEP MOVING (4 OF 20)
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21, 1 Peter 2:1
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Let's Keep Moving (4 of 20)
Series: 1 Peter
Robert Dawson
1 Peter 1:13-21; 2:1
When we are sick or tired, or just sick and tired, the last thing we want to hear anyone say is, ''Get up, get busy and get to work!'' When we are hurting, discouraged or afraid we want to be comforted, encouraged and assured. The last thing we want to be told is, ''Keep moving forward, get active and get going!''
Peter was writing to a people who were spiritually tired, hurting, frightened and discouraged. Because of that he has spent the opening verses of this letter encouraging, comforting and giving assurance. He spends the first twelve verses reviving their hope by reminding them of the great salvation they have in Jesus Christ - a story of redemption so great and so amazing it captures the attention and imagination of the angels.
Like a loving father who picks up his little girl and hugs her and kisses her after falling off a bike and then picks up the bike and fastens the helmet back on and says, ''Let's do it again!,'' Peter pulls the church close, loves them, encourages them and then he picks up the helmet and the bike and says, ''Let's get ready to work!''
Let's look at what Peter tells them in the last part of this chapter.
1 Peter 1.13-21; 2.1
These verses remind us that no matter what is taking place in the world around us…
WE ARE CALLED TO ACTIVE OBEDIENCE
With the persecution they were already enduring and the increasing level of persecution they were expecting these words may not have been what they anticipated hearing. Verses 13 and 14 sound like a call to arms not an invitation to retreat.
Peter tells them, ''Prepare your minds for action.''
- The imagery expressed in that phrase would have been abundantly clear to those 1st century ears. In those days people wore long flowing robes and outer garments. These robes were not very functional when it came to physical activity. They were not conducive to running, working or fighting. The ...
Series: 1 Peter
Robert Dawson
1 Peter 1:13-21; 2:1
When we are sick or tired, or just sick and tired, the last thing we want to hear anyone say is, ''Get up, get busy and get to work!'' When we are hurting, discouraged or afraid we want to be comforted, encouraged and assured. The last thing we want to be told is, ''Keep moving forward, get active and get going!''
Peter was writing to a people who were spiritually tired, hurting, frightened and discouraged. Because of that he has spent the opening verses of this letter encouraging, comforting and giving assurance. He spends the first twelve verses reviving their hope by reminding them of the great salvation they have in Jesus Christ - a story of redemption so great and so amazing it captures the attention and imagination of the angels.
Like a loving father who picks up his little girl and hugs her and kisses her after falling off a bike and then picks up the bike and fastens the helmet back on and says, ''Let's do it again!,'' Peter pulls the church close, loves them, encourages them and then he picks up the helmet and the bike and says, ''Let's get ready to work!''
Let's look at what Peter tells them in the last part of this chapter.
1 Peter 1.13-21; 2.1
These verses remind us that no matter what is taking place in the world around us…
WE ARE CALLED TO ACTIVE OBEDIENCE
With the persecution they were already enduring and the increasing level of persecution they were expecting these words may not have been what they anticipated hearing. Verses 13 and 14 sound like a call to arms not an invitation to retreat.
Peter tells them, ''Prepare your minds for action.''
- The imagery expressed in that phrase would have been abundantly clear to those 1st century ears. In those days people wore long flowing robes and outer garments. These robes were not very functional when it came to physical activity. They were not conducive to running, working or fighting. The ...
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