The end of all things is near; therefore, be alert and sober-minded for prayer. —1 Peter 4:7
Decadence, perversion, rampant substance abuse, and immorality—this was the prevailing culture of the Roman Empire in the first century. Amid that darkness, followers of Christ were called to be sober-minded and self-controlled. They stood out. They made a difference. They reflected the beauty, balance, and stability that the gospel brings to a mind, a life, a culture.
It’s fair to say that this trait is sort of a hub from which all the other pursuits and principles flow. And if so, few things should be of higher priority to us than the development of a clear-thinking, gospel-saturated, sound mind.
The change is not always a dramatic one. It often occurs in the simple, everyday spaces and places of our lives.
It’s a beautiful thing when our minds are renewed by the truth, freed from the shackles of our peevish, demanding selves, living under the control of the Spirit. And joy filling the space invaded by His grace.
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Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together
©2017 Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
Ask God to help your mind and life to be renewed by the truth and to reflect the beauty of the gospel to the world around you.