15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. We are to make the most of every opportunity that God gives to us. And why? Because the days are evil, Poneros in the Greek, meaning full of labours, annoyances, hardships, pressed and harassed by labours, a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness. Wow! Does that sound like today…
Month: June 2017
A Word or Two from the Word - Ephesians 5:11-12
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. “Fruitless deeds of darkness.” What a great way to put it. Have nothing to do with sin because there is nothing good that comes from it. Sin is not life giving. It is life taking. Sin does not nourish us or strengthen us or sustain us. On the contrary, after I sin, I feel empty and dead inside. If I live in…
A Word or Two from the Word - Ephesians 5:8-10
8 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. This world is dark. We were all dark at one time. Imagine for a second, a world without light. How dark it would be. Then God said, “Let there be light”. And in a sense, He is still saying that to you and me. He is saying to us,…
A Word or Two from the Word - Ephesians 5:3-4
3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. We are not to play around with sin. Not even a hint. We shouldn’t look like sin. We shouldn’t sound like sin. It is not proper for God’s people. We are to look different, sound different, and be different. There are…
A Word or Two from the Word - Ephesians 5:1-2
1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. There sure are a lot of verses in the Bible that encourage us to love. Is it that hard for us to remember? That’s sad. We are to walk in the way of love just like our Poppa does it and our big brother Jesus. We are to pick up the way they love…