Being True in Our Thoughts

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"Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13 English Standard Version

What we perceive with our senses is usually what captures our thoughts. There is an interplay between what we perceive and what we contemplate. This contemplative activity might be too much for us, so we escape our thoughts by vegging out before our televisions, computer screens or smart phones.

However, contemplating the cross will radically change how we live.

Pondering the cross prepares our minds for action. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is God's love in action. We might think of the Jesus' death in passive terms. Yes, he was crucified by others, but only because he actively allowed it to happen. Viewing the cross is a call to action.

Pondering the cross makes us think twice about the direction of our lives. There is a heightened level of sobriety that surges through our minds when we consider the extent of Jesus' love for us expressed in the horror of the cross. His love causes us to contemplate how we express our love to others.

Pondering the cross produces hope. There seems to be little in which we find hope in this world, yet staring at the cross we see that life is not hopeless. The cross is empty. Jesus has risen.  He has promised us life.

Contemplating the cross is part of what it means for us to be true to God.

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