Be Ye Sober

Merrium Webster's Dictionary: [ Sober ]
4 : marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness
5 : subdued in tone or color
6 : showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion, or prejudice

1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

1 Thessalonians 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

1 Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

1 Timothy 3:2-3 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

1 Timothy 3:11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Titus 2:2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

Titus 2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

Young women.

Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

1 Thessalonians 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

1 Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

"How long young man will you love simplicity?" How long will you go the way of this world? How long will you waste your life?

You must see and know and consider Jesus Christ. You must prepare your heart to seek the Lord and His law. [Ezra 7:10] YOU MUST BE SOBER. The sober minded person will not fall into secret sins or faults. The sober minded will keep the law of the Lord. Be ye sober.

There is much discouragement to not be sober in this present day, but I compel you to take heed to the verses above and study the Scriptures. It is the meditating on God's Word, the seeking to live in accordance with His law, and prayer without ceasing that makes the mind sober. Young men, be sober. There is no times to be silly[foolish]. There is no time to waste. The world is falling apart; there are souls to save, a race to run, a God to honor, temptations to withstand, and a crown to win. Therefore, be ye sober.

Sola Deo Gloria