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Introduction
I find it troubling that in our culture today, we have not given ourselves much time to think deeply about thinking.
I find it troubling that in our culture today, we have not given ourselves much time to think deeply about thinking.
Did the reality of
We live a very distracted environment that if not careful we can easily waste our lives not thinking about what is real and true.
We live in a world that seeks to make our preoccupation one of images, videos, social networking and so on.
As Christians, have we given ourselves time to think clearly, free from the distractions of the world?
Many have become numb to what actually lies behind the veil.
There is a world full of demonic opposition.
And what has put a huge dent in the church is the distractions that cause us to see only what lies before us.
There is literally an enemy of our faith and he is literally seeking to devour someone.
Forgetting this and being preoccupied with other things than the things of God, will make the Christian unaware and unable to be watchful.
Especially when suffering.
Verse 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Throughout the world we see opposition and trials.
Believers in countries where our faith is illegal find themselves with choices to make.
Choices that involve whether they should live or not.
But what has been an amazing pattern is that God gives them grace to endure.
Even to the point of death.
This should encourage us also.
This should encourage us also.
The problem isn’t getting grace.
God has given us the Holy Spirit.
The problem lies in our stubborn, distracted mind that has made much of the world around but forgetting to be watchful for what lies behind it.
We must always remember to prepare our minds for action, we must remember to be self controlled and watchful.
Which for me was very convicting even as I was putting this together.
May God grant us grace to be worshipful and gracious.
Self controlled and watchful as we read through this portion of Scripture today!
2. The Grace for the Christian (V.
10)
Verse 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
3. The Doxology from the Christian (V.
11)
Verse 11 To him be the dominion forever and ever.
Amen.
4. The Closing of 1 Peter (V. 12-14)
Verse 12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God.
Stand firm in it.
Verse 13 She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son.
Verse 14 Greet one another with the kiss of love.
Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
Outline
1.
The Sobriety of the Christian (V.
8-9)
2. The Grace for the Christian (V.
10)
3. The Doxology of the Christian (V.
11)
4. The Closing of 1 Peter (V. 12-14)
Main Idea
The Christian must remain sober minded and given grace to resist the devil so that they can give glory to God and express love towards one another.
Verses 8-9
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The Sobriety of the Christian (V.
8-9)
Verse 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
to get self-control ⇔ sober up v. — to curb the controlling influence of inordinate emotions or desires (and therefore become reasonable); conceived of as sobering up from the influence of alcohol.
Be watchful
to be alert ⇔ be awake v. — to beware, conceived of as staying awake.
Adversary
plaintiff (accuser) n. — the antagonistic and accusing party in litigation; especially understood as a hostile enemy.
Prowls
to walk v. — to use one’s feet to advance; advance by steps.
Verse 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
In verse 8, we see two imperatives or commands given to believers.
But before we look into being sober-minded and being watchful, we must look at the imperatives prior to this to get a sense of what Peter is concerned with when writing this to the dispersed saints of his time.
Here are the imperatives in chapter 5 prior to our text.
To elders (v.2-3)
He tells elders to shepherd the flock of God
He tells them to exercise oversight
Not under compulsion but willingly
Not for shameful gain but eagerly
Not domineering but being examples
Exercising oversight has much to do with what not to do.
Because it is easy to guilt people, it is easy to be driven by money and it is very easy to lead in a domineering way.
Peter is simply calling elders to be humble as we exercise oversight.
Exercising oversight has much to do with what not to do.
Because it is easy to guilt people, it is easy to be driven by money and it is very easy to lead in a domineering way.
To those that are younger (v.5)
He told them to be subject to the elders.
Peter called the younger to be submissive.
Again a call to humility.
To everyone (v.5-7)
He tells everyone to clothe themselves with humility toward one another
He tells them to humble themselves under the mighty hand of God
He tells them to cast their anxieties on Him
These commands seem to be given with a concern for humility and care within God’s people to one another.
The command before our passage I believe sets the tone for how we are be sober-minded and watchful.
It is no coincidence that Paul does this very same thing in Ephesians.
It is no coincidence that Paul does this very same thing in Ephesians.
Before Paul speaks of being able to stand against the schemes of the devil with the armour of God, he says in
Before we get into out text today, we have to remember that humbling ourselves under Christ precedes watching and standing against the devil.
It was Paul’s concern to the church at Ephesus.
It was Peter’s concern to the elect exiles of the dispersion.
It must be our concern today!
Peter begins this portion of Scripture with believers being sober minded and watchful.
He has jurisdiction in the world but no power over the Christian.
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Here we see two commands given to believers.
The first is the command to be sober minded.
Peter calls believers in this letter three times to be sober minded.
1 Peter 4
And the third of course being our text today.
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