How many of you have ever seen a sign and thought, "That really doesn't apply to me?" This little piece of text just before Jesus' arrest is specifically tuned into that part of personal exceptionalism, that we all partake in. Either we're above a particular teaching, or we're outside the grasp of a particular grace. Listen in and see.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]