Walk as Children of Light

Ephesians 5:7,8 - "Therefore do not be partakers with them. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light"

God said, "Call out to me and I will answer you." Romans tells us, "Anyone who calls out on the name of the Lord will be saved." And John wrote, "Whosoever would believe should not perish but have eternal life." What great promises! The Bible makes it clear God is ready to forgive us and give us a fresh start.

Along with that fresh start, He makes changes inside of us. Our sins are forgiven, meaning He does not hold us to account for the things we have done. This is an amazing truth only made possible by the work of the cross.

He also changes us by making all things new. The illustration of us becoming a new person is seen in baptism. Going under the water is a symbol of the burial of our old man, and coming out of the water is a symbol of the new man we are in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit working in our life.

No wonder the Bible says, "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us" and "If God is for us who can be against us." Along with a fresh start, a new man and a new work of the spirit, we are also given the Holy Spirit as a seal of the eternal work God is doing in us. Then we receive gifts of the Spirit, enabling us to do the work He has called us to do for Him.

Taking all of this into account, no wonder this passage tells us, "Do not be partakers with them" meaning those who are caught up in sinful acts. We need to know who we are and what we have been called to do. Holding onto things of the world only holds us back anyway, so giving them up is the reasonable thing to do.

You were once in darkness and have been brought into the light. Therefore no longer walk as children of darkness, but walk as children of the light. Allow God to work not only in your life, but also in the lives of those around you who you care so much about.

Blessings,

Pastor Robert