1 Peter 4:1-2 Arm Yourselves! - Devotional Scripture

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.   1 Peter 4:1-2

There is a war out there and it’s being fought on the turf of you own heart. Make no mistake about it; the conflict with your flesh is one of the most hostile wars you will fight as a believer. Your flesh is in an all-out war against your spirit. We need to arm ourselves with the same mind as Christ because the way we think determines how we act and react.

To arm ourselves with the same mindset as Christ is to think biblically about ourselves and about life. As we daily yield ourselves to God’s will, we are arming ourselves with the same attitude toward sin that Jesus had and the Holy Spirit  enables us to overcome the  sinful desires that once ruled over us.

We are in enemy territory. We cannot expect to get through it unscathed. But we can get through it victoriously. We are not to spend the rest of our lives giving way to our flesh or to our fears. We are to live in harmony with God's will. When we make the most of each opportunity God gives us then we will invest the rest of our time here on earth in things that are lasting and satisfying. In light of what Jesus did for us; suffering unjustly in our place for our sin, we should hate sin, for it was that sin that nailed Jesus to the Cross. Soon we will stand before the judgment seat of Christ so make the most of your time here on earth by doing God’s will.