2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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JUNE 21, 1 Thessalonians 5:6-9
The main idea in today’s text is that we are to be sober, we are to be saved. Paul the Apostle writes that as children of light, we cannot do the things non-Christians do. That includes to “sleep” (v 6). Now, what is wrong with sleeping? All of us do that everyday!
The idea of “to sleep” is not a literal going to bed, but for someone to drop his guard. It also means the person is not careful, for one who sleeps would not be aware of things or situations around him. As Christians, we are told to be the opposite – to watch and be sober.
To be sober does not mean you cannot have fun. Kids love fun, and that is fine. But we should not be carried away and do silly things. This idea is not to follow whatever others do. If classmates are unkind, do we follow since “others are like that”? We are to be sober, and to be different. Again, I stress that to be sober does not mean we cannot laugh or share jokes. Whatever we do, we are to see if that is the right thing, from God’s view. That is to be sober.
If we are sober, and obey God’s Word, we will be saved from bad decisions and punishment.
Sometimes it would appear that being a Christian is “not fun”. There seems to be so many things we cannot do. Do you feel this way?
Don’t. If you are close to God, if you read the Bible faithfully on a daily basis, you’ll find that slowly, you like to do the things God says! If you love your mummy or daddy, you’d want to please them. And how do you do that? Be an obedient child. Likewise, if we love God, we’d want to please Him and to do the things commanded in the Bible.
Thought: To be sober is not absence of fun but presence of joy in doing what God wants.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for today’s reminder that I need to be sober. I can find fun and joy too, and I will find it while doing things Your way. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.