the thread that runs from the first verse to the last: because you belong to the day, live like children of the day.  Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Paul unfolds this in three movements. First, he describes the day that will shatter the world's false peace. (vv. 1-3) Second, he declares the identity that sets believers apart from the darkness. (vv. 4-5) Third, he lays out the life that befits the children of God. (vv. 6-11) The call: Live Wide Awake in a World Fast Asleep