Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter 1:13-16

A message we dont hear in the Churches very often today, “Be Holy”, what a concept! Many Christians today if you told them you need to Be Holy , they will tell you your a legalist or your “outdated” however as Peter states here “It Is Written” meaning this is the Word of God from God, this is not just an idea or opinion of an Apostle, this has been the message sent from God for His people throughout time!

Now before we get into what God really means by this, I love how Peter starts this “Gird up the loins of your mind” meaning prepare your minds for action! As we walk in this spiritual warfare we can’t just expect to survive this walk without preparation. We need to be prepared, we need to put on the Armor of God (Ephesians 6) we need to be filled and led by the Holy Spirit, we need to begin and end our days on our knees in prayer, we need to be walking in the obedience of Christ, we need to study and meditate on the Word of God. We can’t begin this battle until we gird up our loins in our mind!

The Apostle Peter then states “Be Sober”, what a concept! Why should you avoid drunkenness, besides the obvious reasons? Because the battle begins in your minds, if you lost control of your thoughts , you have already lost the battle. You notice , when people are drunk, they are easily persuaded into sin. The battle begins in your mind, you need to be prepared with the Holy Spirit to enter into this spiritual warfare, entering the battle drunk, you have already lost!

As obedient children of Christ not conforming yourselves to former lusts! If you are a Christian, you are Born Again, you are a new Creature, how can you be transformed by Christ and still living in the same old sins? It’s not logicial, you are either a Child of God or a Child of Disobedience. So how do we avoid falling into the same old sins again? Going back to what the Apostle Peter said Prepare your minds in Christ! Sin begins in the heart and mind, you need to cleanse yourself from within before you can see a change outwardly

The Apostle Peter states “It Is Written” meaning this is the Word of God, Be Holy for I (God) is Holy” This is the standard we are striving for as a Christian, so what does it mean to be Holy? The Greek meaning of the word “hagion” means Set Apart, be Set Apart for Christ! The meaning behind the Church, the Ekkelssia is Called Out Assembly of Believers, meaning Set Apart. If you are a Christian, you have been Set Apart from the world by the Blood of Christ and the seal of the Holy Spirit, Amen!