Title: Have Perfect Hope / 1 Peter 1:13
Contents
1, around the waist of the heart
2, continue to be sober
3, have perfect hope
Is there anyone in this world who has no wishes?
A wish for a nuclear suit at home
Wishes for the prosperity of her husband's business
wishes for children's success
Wishes for the health of the family members... There will be no one without wishes.
We, those who believe in Jesus, have a wish, but there is also more hope.
Wishes are subjective to each person who wishes.
But hope is objective and refers to what God has given.
A wish is a wish that may or may not come true.
As this presidential election shows, the wish of all candidates to become president is
It showed well that it did not come as desired.
However, since hope is guaranteed by God, it is the inheritance of those who have the evidence of salvation.
it will be a division
Today's Word tells the saved saints to live powerfully with "hope" in this world.
It is a word of recommendation.
1, gird the waist of your heart
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Verse 13 “Therefore, gird up your hearts and be sober, that the appearing of Jesus Christ
Fully hope for the grace that will be brought to you in time."
The first thing a believer who lives with hope should do is “Strengthen the waist of your heart.
So, where is the waist of the heart and what does it mean to wrap the waist of the mind?
In order to understand the loins of the heart, we must first understand the
There is a need to know the way of life.
The clothes that the people of Israel are wearing are like the old shrouds of our Korean people.
They lived in clothes that were too loose enough to be dragged to the ground with similar things.
So, on a long road, that is, on a journey, a belt must be worn around the waist.
He also wore a belt around his waist when he went to work.
Without a belt, I couldn't do work or travel properly.
This happened when the people of Israel ended their slavery in Egypt and left Egypt.
Exodus 12:11 says, “This is how you shall eat it, with your girdles girded with your loins and sandals on your feet.
Take the staff in your hand and eat quickly, for this is the Lord's Passover."
To those who crossed the Red Sea and entered the wilderness, God told them to fasten their girdles.
I see you are begging me not to forget.
A belt around the waist is an essential element on the way of the stranger, the traveler, and the wilderness.
will be.
Let's get back to today's text.
“Therefore, gird up your hearts,” it begins.
How is our state of mind today?
The state-of-the-art space industry has reached its climax and our mindset to live in the era of the most advanced fashion
how about this
Is it biblical?
Is it evangelical?
Are you religious?
Words say that the second coming of the Lord is coming, but the state of mind is not relaxed.
don't you?
There are so many factors around us that make our minds loose.
Our hearts more than words,
than faith,
I don't even think I've wasted more time and energy than the church.
isn't it?
Controlling the gates of our hearts is to tighten the waist of our hearts.
Jesus said these words to those who have faith in the Second Coming in Luke 12:35-36
did it
"Stand with your girdles and lamps lit, as if their masters were in a wedding house.
When you come back and knock on the door, you will be like a man waiting for it to be opened.”
Even now, if the Lord comes again on the clouds, we will be able to receive the Jesus of the Second Coming soon.
The preparation of the mind is what drives the waist of the mind.
Saints who hope for the second coming of the Lord!
Are you ready to cross the Jordan River?
Are you ready to meet the Lord?
Please do not hope for the Lord's return in a vague sense, but hope with complete confidence.
2, keep working hard
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The second job of those who live by hope is to be "sensible."
The word "separation" here is to refrain from, to be temperate, to be cool. calm, cautious
have a meaning
Self-discipline is a proper distance from what is not the word, what is not the gospel, and what is not faith
It means you have to live with it.
However, in the New Testament the word sober is mainly related to the end of the Lord
If losing is a big characteristic, it is a characteristic.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 “Therefore, let us not sleep like others, but let us be alert and sober.”
Verse 8 says, “For we belong to the day, so be sober, in faith and love…”
1 Peter 4:7 “The end of all things is near; therefore, be sober and sober.
pray"
1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober and awake, let your adversary the devil prowl around like a roaring lion and devour it.
are you looking for"
And that's today's text.
“Therefore, gird up your hearts and be sober,” he said.
What is not a normal kinsin is a kinsin that needs to be done with the waist of the mind.
It also refers to continuous probation, not temporary probation.
It is said to be repeated over and over again.
Physical life also requires discipline.
The life of faith also requires discipline.
3, have perfect hope
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The reason we have to keep our hearts girded today and keep sober is Jesus Christ
Because of the grace that will be brought when He appears.
Of course, the grace we have received so far is limitless, but the grace we have received so far is
It is incomparable with the grace that comes when He appears, that is, when He returns.
that would be huge
I am so deeply aware that even the grace of today cannot be obtained through our toil, effort, and methods.
don't you know?
Then, how much more precious will the grace of the Lord's Second Coming in the future be?
What is the grace of the Lord's Second Coming?
The first is the glory of directly meeting Jesus Christ, the bridegroom.
The second is to live with him for eternity in the kingdom of eternal life.
Although this hope has already been given to us, today Peter
To have a wish means that today's people are engrossed in the fun of living in the world, and
because you are forgetting
It is important to live in the world, but we must not forget this hope because of it.
A life that does not forget this precious hope is to have a complete hope.
Dear saints,
While you are on the road, at work, while taking classes at the academy, you can take care of your children.
While nurturing, you must not forget this wish when buying and selling things in the market.
Don't live with people who have no hope in the world.
Do not take away from the world the hope that the Lord has given you so preciously, but make it your own.
I bless you in the name of the Lord that you can make it happen.