CHILDREN OF LIGHT OR DARKNESS?
Memorise: :Love not the world, neither the things that
are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in
him. 1st John 2:15
Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:4-10;
Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 3:5, Proverbs 3:13-27
It is unfortunate to observe
that sobriety is no longer a common feature in the lives of many twenty-first
century believers. Instead, the characteristics of the night or darkness are
the common trademarks of many so-called Christians. Apostle Paul in 1
Thessalonians 5:6 does not only admonish us to be sober-minded, he also warns
us to beware of the sleep of death. We should not engage in spiritual
slumbering, so that the coming of the Day of the Lord may not catch us
unawares. We should not engage in the works of darkness as he enjoined us in
Ephesians 5:4-5:
“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,
which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that
no whoremnger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath
any inheritance in the kingdom
of Christ and of God.”
Why do we have thieves in the
Church today? Why are harlots singing in the Choir? Why are extra-martial
wanderings common among both the laity and the clergy? The answer is not
far-fetched: children of light are becoming children of darkness. Also,
children of darkness are disguising as children of light. Furthermore, the
children of light are making the spiritual environment (the Church) too
comfortable for evil doers. The love towards the ungodly that they may be saved
has been over-stretched to the point of deadly compromise. Sobriety is no longer
popular. If you live soberly nowadays, you belong to the “old school”. You are
looked upon as an idiot if you refuse to be fraudulent to get rich. Worse
still, when you cannot dole money out like those who are fraudulent, you are
inconsequential. How can we get out of our spiritual black-out? The answer is
simple; the Bibles says,
“Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were
something darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of
light:” Ephesians 5:7-8
The Bible also says that the
light is far spent and the day is at hand. As a matter of fact, the Day of the
Lord is at hand. So let us walk like children of light (Romans 13:12-14). May
the second coming of the Lord not catch you unaware in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the
spirit of vigilance so that the coming of the Lord may not catch me unawares.
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