Good morning. Continuing with his comments about the prophets: it was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preach the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things into which angels long to look. They were writing for us, not for themselves. What they were writing about – Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection – was not for them during their lifetime but was for the Jews in the first century. Yes, salvation is for us, but we did not come to Christ based on scriptures from the Old Testament but rather the New Testament (which were based on scriptures from the Old Testament). The preaching of the gospel comes through the Holy Spirit. It is not man's words and inspiration, but God's. Why didn't God just speak to them from heaven? When God did speak during Jesus' time, they said it thundered. As a result, you are to 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. Notice all of the deliberate actions. You don't go around haphazardly. Mentally we have to be ready for action at any moment. We can't be overcome by our circumstances. We have to fix our hope on the grace that will be brought to us at the revelation of Jesus Christ. It is like a ballerina fixing her eyes on a spot as she's twirling around. Her head always comes around first and catches sight of the spot; otherwise – disaster. We should be just as dedicated to fixing our eyes on the grace to come. Father thank You that the reader girds his/her mind for action, keeps sober in spirit, and fixes his/her eyes on the grace to be brought to him/her at the revelation of Jesus Christ.