God has called us to be sober minded. 1 Peter 1:13 says, "Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming."
This is not a command to be strictly serious, but rather is a call to clear thinking. There are many reasons why we might not be clear thinkers - drugs, lust, greed, and rage, just to name a few- but these scenarios typically anyway. There is a strong correlation between our mind, sin, and sobriety. Simply put, people fall into sin when they are not thinking clearly.
God's presence is all around us, whether or not we realize it. He's there when we sin, and He's there when we have victory over sin. Dwelling on the fact that God's presence is all around us is a sobering though in and of itself. Don fortner says, "Everything I think, say, and do is done in the immediate presence of God. This fact should cause me to be filled with reverence and godly fear and with great joy too. God is present everywhere to save, preserve, and comfort his elect."
God is always with us, but this isn't something that should make us feel condemned. God desires us to live our lives fully, and not under the heavy yoke or burden of despair or legalistic religion. Living in the presence of God renews and refreshes us; it's a blessing, not a burden.
Living Life
Monday, August 01, 2011
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