August 30, 2021 BUT NOW
Ephesians 5:8-12 “for you were formally darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light consist in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead, even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.”
Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
God did not say that we should be light; He says that we are light. We are not light by our own doing, but only because Christ lives in us; He has made us new creations and we have been joined to Him; no longer are we in bondage to sin. Whenever we read the paper or watch the news broadcast, or listen to conversations at work or at the coffee shop, we see the evidence of living in a dark world. However, we as sons and daughters of God, live in the light and the truth of who God is and who we are in this present world: “For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13-14. We no longer have to respond as the world responds; we no longer have to view life as the world does; and we no longer have to live with a sense of despair and hopelessness. We know that God is working out His plans and purposes and that He is using the things of this darkness for His ultimate good. Our hope lies not in what we see and hear, but in the assurance that God will bring His plans to past. Let us be renewed in our minds and spirits and let our light shine in the darkness. Everywhere we go, there is a need for light; those that are lost have lost their way; they need to see the way to the Father. The light we have comes from God; it is our privilege, our opportunity, and our calling to let the light of God shine through us. Let us walk according to His ways, and not according to the ways of the world; let us be the light that we are.
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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