Ephesians 5:7-14 Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true, and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,“Awake, O sleeper,and arise from the dead,and Christ will shine on you.”
Life in Christ is full of light. As we live in fellowship with God and His people, and are exposed to His Word, we become more aware of the sin and darkness in our lives, the stumbling blocks in our lives, so they can be removed. Light also makes our path more clear - maybe not the whole way of our journey, but far enough ahead to keep us going the right direction. Finally, Paul makes a point we often overlook here: light makes fruit possible. Without light there is no development of fruit in our lives; there cannot be. Light gives life. May our lives abound in New Life in Christ today under His shining light.
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