Friday, December 30, 2016

Ephesians 5 Are you awake?

11Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; 12for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.
14For this reason it says,
            “Awake, sleeper,
            And arise from the dead,
            And Christ will shine on you.”

Wow, Paul has a way with words!

Unfuitful deeds of darkness: Sins are terminated in themselves, and therefore are called "works," not "fruits" (Ga 5:19, 22). Their only fruit is that which is not in a true sense fruit (De 32:32), namely, "death" (Ro 6:21; Ga 6:8). Plants cannot bear "fruit" in the absence of light. Sin is "darkness," and its parent is the prince of darkness (Eph 6:12). Graces, on the other hand, as flourishing in "the light," are reproductive, and abound in fruits; which, as harmoniously combining in one whole, are termed (in the singular) "the FRUIT of the Spirit" (Eph 5:9)
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/ephesians/5.htm

"expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them".
Before you came to Jesus Christ did you fit in this category?

All things will be exposed by the Light.
Yes, one day we will kneel before God, "every knee will bow" and all our sins will be exposed.
Will you be ashamed?
Php 2:10 so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

 “Awake, sleeper,
            And arise from the dead,
            And Christ will shine on you.”

Are you awake?
Arise from your deadness in darkness!
Go and sin no more.
John 8:11 "No, Lord," she said. And Jesus said, "Neither do I. Go and sin no more."
May the light of Christ shine on you!

Blessings, David

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