Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20
Be careful then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil (Vss. 15-16).
Observation:
In a passage on how we have come into the light (through Christ) and advice on how NOT to act is the reminder that, if we are not diligent, we can waste opportunities to live out salvation.
Application:
Sometimes when I am tired or not paying attention I will miss opportunities to pass the peace of Christ or be in service to others. Therefore I must look for opportunities to share Good News in the most unlikely places; like a basketball game or on line at the Post Office. I share by saying “God bless”, holding a door open, or giving my place up in line.
Prayer:
Lord, thank you for the light of your salvation and how you give me times and places to share your love.
Yield:
I must yield spiritual laziness
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Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20
For you were once darkness, but now you ar light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:
Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful, then how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lords will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Observation: Christ is the light in the world of darkness. We are to absorb the light and let it shine for everyone to see. Our actions with light will shine on the evil of darkness, exposing it for what it is. Shameful and needing to be hidden.
Application: As a man I am bombarded with pornography, whether it is on TV, or on the internet. As a Christian, wanting to live in the light of Christ, I need to acknowlege that pornography exists and deliberatly make a u-turn from it. So when I turn the channel of the TV, and something inappropriate comes on, I need to turn the channel right away, understanding, and for me stating out loud, that this is inappropriate. I have to say that I took joy in not knowing where a strip club was, when someone at the hotel asked where one was.
Prayer: Lord, it is so good to be in your light! Help me to shine your light so that others may see the difference of what Christ can do in someone's life.
Yield: I must yield media's bad news and continue to sing in my heart no matter what is happening around me.
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