Out of darkness and into the Light
Romans 13:11-14
11Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
12The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. (ESV)
We are to be living in the light not in darkness. We can only walk in the light when we put on the armor of light; we are to put on the Lord Jesus Christ. When we don't we are walking in darkness. Here are just a few ways to put on Christ everyday by reading His Word/Bible, studying His Word, prayer, fasting and getting alone with God.
I got up the other day and it was still dark outside. I did not want to wake up my wife, so I kept the lights turned off.. I grabbed my clothes and headed out the door. When I got into a light room I noticed I had on a dark blue tee-shirt instead of a black one under my shirt. The point is in the dark you cannot see what you are putting on. Also if you have ever been in a dark room, a little noise at the front door can be a scary thing. When you hear the same noise in the day time you notice it is just some cats at the front door, no big deal.
When we are not walking in the light of the Word of God, we can come up with some pretty weird things about what is good for us. We justify things that will make us satisfied. It does not matter if it is money, TV shows, movies, friends or even relationships. If we are not comparing all we do with Scripture we get off track, and what seems right is really sin, just like that tee-shirt I thought was black and it was not it was blue. Along with this thought, when we are not walking daily in the light of God's Word, small problems can seem huge and scary. We lose our bearings and our minds drift to the worst possible conclusion. When we are in the Word being lead by God's light we can see God's guidance and hand in all we do. The problems that seemed like they would over take us are seen as small compared to living with Christ and walking in the Light.
I encourage you to stop living in the darkness of the world, stop letting others that live in darkness influence you and your thoughts. Start putting on the armor of light, put on Christ daily start with prayer and studying His Word given to us so each of us can be a light shining in the dark world we are living in until our True Light comes and shines for all to see for eternity.
