Ephesians 5:6-14
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. 7 Don’t participate in the things these people do. 8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
"Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light."
Thought for Today
How easy it is for us to become spiritually dead. We become caught up in the secular which seems so real and the spiritual becomes secondary. That is especially true during Advent and Christmas as we are bombarded with commercials telling us that the latest item on the market is the thing that we need in order to find true happiness. The new item is soon surpassed by the next invention and the process starts all over again. The happiness it brought is soon faded.
The light that Christ brings to our lives is eternal, it helps us put people, places and things in their proper perspective.
Today's ADVENTure
Evaluate the next commercial you see or hear and ask yourself what lasting joy it can bring, especially in comparison to the light Christ gives.
10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
"Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light."
Thought for Today
How easy it is for us to become spiritually dead. We become caught up in the secular which seems so real and the spiritual becomes secondary. That is especially true during Advent and Christmas as we are bombarded with commercials telling us that the latest item on the market is the thing that we need in order to find true happiness. The new item is soon surpassed by the next invention and the process starts all over again. The happiness it brought is soon faded.
The light that Christ brings to our lives is eternal, it helps us put people, places and things in their proper perspective.
Today's ADVENTure
Evaluate the next commercial you see or hear and ask yourself what lasting joy it can bring, especially in comparison to the light Christ gives.
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