# 26 2018 Dev. Eph. 5:8-10. People of Light! Read verses 1-20. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw Gremar and I closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Eph. 5:8-10 “you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord.”
Chapter 5 is a continuation of what Paul has written in Ch.4, a continuation of his advice on living a Jesus lifestyle. In this section vs.1-7 he addresses our personal lives: obscenity, immorality, impurity, being greedy “such a person is an Idolater and has no inheritance in the Kingdom of God”. It is a description of living in darkness.
No one wants to think about darkness, particularly what Paul is talking about; namely people who are without Jesus are in darkness and are darkness. Sadly, those in darkness are not aware of their precarious situation. People have no Idea that there is no in-between. In life there is no idling in place; either you serve Jesus or you serve yourself, either you move closer to the light or you stay in increasing darkness. Many of us have been blessed by believing parents and families, but even so, all who belong to Jesus must make a commitment to serve Him, a decision we make every day. Therefor, believers are people of the light of Jesus Christ.
In this section, vs 8-20, Paul addresses living in the light. “Light consists of all goodness”. How do we define “all goodness”? There is no end to it; a goodness that includes everything good in heaven and on earth. For so many people, believers and unbelievers, see the darkness all around, but for many others that darkness is overwhelmed by the light of God, Amen!
Secondly, Light is “righteousness and truth”, which includes justice, law and obedience, civility, naked truth unspun, reality and purity in our thoughts.
Thirdly, wisdom and self-control. What is included here is the fruit of the Holy Spirt (Gal. 5:22-23).
What do we take away from this section of Ephesians? We read: “Find out what pleases the Lord” and “understand what the Lord’s will is”. What does all this mean for those of us who believe? Know God’s Word! Read it, ponder it, meditate on it daily, apply it to your every day living and by the power of the Holy Spirit let your light shine! Thank God, Jesus lives in us!
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