Tuesday, July 23, 2013

REDEEMING THE TIME

      Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.  See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.  (Ephesians 5: 14-16)

   Not since life on earth before the flood of Noah has the world experienced as much evil as the world is experiencing at this present time and in this present hour.  What, then, are you doing to redeem the time because the days are evil?
   In each human being is the power to do good, but also the power to do evil; and all of our choices are made from the table of life that is set before us.  This means that we will choose good things to do, or we will choose things that are evil.  There is no middle ground, nothing in between, and neither can we mix good things will evil things and expect good results, because one rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel of apples. 
   Truth is revealed in light; but evil is revealed in darkness.
   Parents, teach your children to be home before dark; for if they are not home before dark, trouble will find them:  for evil lurks in shadows of darkness.
   On the day when Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem, the executioners captured the Lord before the light of day; and Jesus said to them, this is your hour, and the powers of darkness.
   The trial of Jesus began in darkness:  before the light of day. 
   Jesus was taken secretly to see Pontius Pilate, who met with the Lord behind closed doors.
   If your religion denies Christ, what are you doing in there?---in shadows of darkness.
   If your church denies Christ, what are you doing in there?---in shadows of darkness.
   Come out of dark places and Abstain from all appearance of evil.  (I Thessalonians 5: 22)
   Come out of the darkness and into the light:  as Christ is in the light.
   God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.  (I John 1: 5)
   Light and darkness do not mix; and when light enters a room, darkness flees.  But when light is rejected, evil multiplies because darkness is a breeding pool for evil.
   Parents, you are the example to your children.  As you do, they will do likewise:  for children do not now the difference between light and darkness, or between good and evil.  But they will follow the leader.
   So then, what are you doing about Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  


  

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