Ephesians 5:15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, Carefulness is wise counsel, my brother and sister. Too often what we know about the Bible is not lived out. Rather, we are impetuous, or lazy to grasp the significance of the moment we are Read more…
Ephesians 5:14 For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper,And arise from the dead,And Christ will shine on you.” If we awake, Christian, consider how many evils in this world would be undone. It is sobering to realize that we, the church, have been rightly accused of sleeping at the wheel Read more…
Ephesians 5:13 But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.. God, Himself, will make all things visible. Namely, our mortality, the good and the bad will be exposed as we become aware of our great lack before God Christ, Read more…
Ephesians 5:12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. Some things are best left unsaid. Knowing about someone’s sin should not bring us to the point of gossiping about it, for doing so only prolongs Evil’s hold on those who Read more…
Ephesians 5:11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; We need to go out of our way and be willing to get uncomfortable in exposing the sin around us. Yet, exposing sin, necessitates that we have first have confessed and forsaken sin on a practical Read more…
Ephesians 5:10 Find out what pleases the Lord. This verse is a breath of fresh air for those who struggle with perfectionism for it opens the door to a life that is void of legalistic tendencies of carefully calculating what action or words would be just the correct ones to Read more…
Ephesians 5:9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), What is the fruit of your life, Christian? Do others see goodness and righteousness and truth from your speech and actions? As followers of Christ, we do not need to worry about whether or Read more…
Ephesians 5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light We need to remember that our former lives were darkened by Evil’s Presence. And, yet, it can become too easy to forget the pull that sin once had on our Read more…
Ephesians 5:7 Therefore do not be partakers with them Do not. We are plainly told DO NOT hang with those who flatter us with empty words; for it will become harder and harder to sever ourselves from those who are stroking our egos. So let’s look at these two words: Read more…
Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Deception blindsides us because we don’t know that we have been deceived until AFTER we have been duped But …there is a way not become Read more…