“Test and prove what pleases the Lord. Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”—Ephesians 5:10-11
The Lord is convicting me this morning…
Should not light so radiate from His living Light within us…
that we cannot help but to have a part in
“exposing“
the deeds of darkness?
And should not His love be SO overflowing from us
that we handle the “exposure”
in a way
that is in line with His heart,
and in line with His way?
Oh help us, God… help us to “expose” these deeds of darkness, but help us to do it in a way that is in line with Your will, Your way, and Your heart.
Imitators of God
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Children of Light
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
Have no fellowship 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 everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself. So it is said:
“Wake up, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is… (Ephesians 5)
Thank You, Father. 💝 Your Words are Truth.
“Listen to his instructions, and store them in your heart.”—Job 22:22
-Heather 🌺