Gird Your Minds

1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Father this was interesting to me. You tell us to gird our minds for action. What does this mean?
The literal translation of “your minds” in the Greek is “the loins of your mind”.

Loins to the Hebrews were the seat of virility, of generative power. (Manhood)

Webster defines loins as the abdominal and hip region;
And to “gird one’s loins”…as to prepare for action, muster up one’s resources.

The word “gird” metaphorically means to be prepared for action. “It is derived from the practice of Orientals who in order to be unimpeded in their movements were accustomed when starting a journey or engaging in any work, to bind their long flowing garments closely around their bodies and fastened them with a leather belt.” (from Greek Lexicon)

So what would be the meaning of girding the “loins of your minds”? You brought forth the question to me that since the Hebrews considered the loins as the seat of generative power, what is the seat of generative power in my mind?

The presence of God through His Spirit and the knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus is a life-giving Spirit (1 Cor 15:45). As believers know Him more intimately, we not only receive His life more fully, but we impart it to others whose hearts are open to receive it. Life is produced in others. We are unimpeded by the distractions of the world

So girding my mind is preparing it by filling it up with Jesus. When He fills our mind, get ready, because there will be action!! Jesus is all about demonstrating His love through us as the Father demonstrated His love to us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. (Rom 5:8) Then He rose Jesus from the dead, and Jesus is alive forevermore! And He is alive in us!

Thank You Father for Your presence in the Body of Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to Your children through the knowledge of Our Lord Jesus.
(1 Peter 1:2)