Set Your Hope Completely on His Grace: “Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;” (NKJV 1 Peter 1:13) and “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being self-disciplined, set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13 ESV), and “Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:13 HCSB), finally “Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how God will treat you with undeserved grace when Jesus Christ appears.” (1 Pet. 1:13 CEV).
Peter begins with “therefore.” Therefore, what? “Preparing your minds for action, and being self-disciplined” and the key phrase is “set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” When suffering, remember…