"The hour has come for you to
wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than
when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost
here" (Romans 13:11,12). "So then let us not sleep as others do,
but let us be alert and sober" (1 Thessalonians 5:6). "But you, be
sober in all things" (2 Timothy 4:5). "Therefore, prepare 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"
(1 Peter 1:13) "The end of all things is at hand; therefore be
self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers" (1
Peter 4:7).