EPHESIANS 5:8-15 LIVE AS CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT

Ephesians 5:8-14

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,
    rise from the dead,

    and Christ will shine on you.” 

Notes:

We were saved by our God when we were deep in sin. We lived in the dark without any hope. We continued in our sin and our eyes got used to the darkness. But when the Lord found us, His light shone over all areas in our life. Not only the areas which we expose to people to give a good impression but even our deepest secret sins. He illuminated all our sins and made us realize that only He can saves us from it and He did. Our new life is in the light and we realize our mistakes now and Holy Spirit guides us in the right path. The word acts as an ever shining lamp in our path. As children of light now, let us continue to live in the righteousness imputed to us by Christ and have nothing to do with any fruitless deeds of the past. Let us live in this light and share the beauty of this light to many others who grope in darkness without any hope.

Prayer:

Precious Heavenly Father, 

Thank you for saving me from the darkness and placing me in your light. Enable me to live in this light with integrity and truth. Let my thoughts and actions be guided by you and enable me to understand your will. I submit my weaknesses to you and seek your blessings to overcome them with your strength. I seek your blessings to share the good news of your light to many others who are struggling in the darkness searching for a ray of light. 

In Jesus’ mighty name I pray

AMEN