I just started 1 Peter yesterday in my Bible Reading Plan. Today I came across the familiar verse, 1 Peter 1:13:

“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.”

The word used here for “sober” is “napho”. It basically means stay calm, don’t panic. When I considered that, it offered some encouraging insight.

Peter began his writing talking about the various trials his readers would face and that they should take heart in them because it was testing the genuinness of their faith. Then he goes on to reaffirm that salvation is found solely in Christ.

Then he comes in with this “therefore,” be sober. Or in a sense, “don’t panic”, you can set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought at the revelation of Jesus Christ.