“Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (v. 13)

Whatever you set your hopes on, that’s where you will aim your actions.

If your hope is set on retirement goals, you’ll work and invest and tirelessly track your savings.

If your hope is set on how your kids turn out, you’ll read all the books and all the blogs—and you’ll center your life on their education and activities.

If your hope is set on material gain, you’ll spend and spend—and you’ll obsess over trends—as you pursue all the right stuff.

Whatever you set your hopes on, that’s where you will aim your actions.

What did Peter encourage the church toward?

Set your hopes entirely on grace—the Good News of salvation, known now and fulfilled in eternity—and aim your actions accordingly.

Forsake sin. Pursue holiness. Love one another. Be sober-minded, not hot-headed and not swayed by every argument. Serve in the light of the Gospel.

Because you know God’s grace in Christ, live for Him.

— Tyler