It’s been awhile since I posted last. In the last couple of blog posts, I focused on the need to wake up spiritually and to fulfill the purpose for which we were created. Those themes still resonate within my spirit … even more so since last spring.
When Paul exhorts us to stay sober and vigilant we may not fully grasp the picture God is painting. What does it mean to be sober? What does vigilant actually mean? Instead of just going to an English dictionary, I suggest we look at the greek words that Paul actually used in each of these cases.