OUR WALK WITH GOD,
WORD OF THE DAY: "LIGHT"
Scripture reference: Ephesians 5:8-11, Amplified Bible:
" For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord;
For the fruit- the effect, the product- of the light, the Spirit,
And try to learn [in your experience] what is pleasing to the Lord; -
Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and
God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. Now I realize that we will never walk perfectly in
It is a growing process, a journey, if you will, one that will last us our entire lifetimes, or until
When I am hanging out with a friend who is strong in the Lord in the area in which I am weak, his light
If an acquaintance tells you about his sinister plan to go to the mall to steal some stuff, and invites you
Saying, "I will not steal. That is wrong. I can work for what I want," shines light on the plan. The other
Read I John 1:5-10; I John 2:1-6
Help me, God, both walk and talk as a child of light. Amen.
-Carol Kenreigh
walk as children of light- lead the lives of those native born to
the light.
[consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart
and trueness of life.
[let your lives be constant] proofs of what is acceptable to him.
enterprises with darkness, but instead [let your lives be so in
contrast as to] expose and reprove and convict them."
fellowship all the time like Jesus did. He never sinned. Ever. We sin, probably in some way, every single
day, and many days, even before we get up in the morning! As we learn to walk more in the spirit and
less in our flesh, as we look to God to teach us to become more Christ-like, we will begin to avoid all
appearance of evil, we will not go out looking for mischief.
Jesus comes back. There will always be an area in which you and I can grow.
shines on the darkness in my life and I become convinced I need to change and grow in that area. The ,br.
light exposes the darkness and reproves me.
to join him, your refusal to participate will expose the darkness of his plan. You in effect, will be
turning the light on his darkness, exposing it for what it is.
person will either get convicted of his sin by your stand, and say "OK I won't either," then will change
his plan, or he will go ahead without you anyway. In either case, you can choose not to partake in his
darkness, no matter what his response. Just stand for the light and shine, but do so without a superior,
self -righteous attitude. Walking in light is also a walk in love.
"How true and wonderful this piece is…. We ARE all worthy and should act like it. ….Thank you for your witness and words of wisdom. And I was so pleased to see you were able to share the poem I came across and sent to you! Have a great day."
Love, S. McGraw