Be A Light
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
Being born again is the most amazing thing to ever happen to someone. As amazing as that experience can be, the journey does not end there. Being born again launches us into a relationship with God that enables us to know what is acceptable to the Lord in the most personal way imaginable.
I’ve been married to my wife now for almost 37 years. Our marriage relationship began on the day we said I do. We entered into a covenant with each other at that moment that launched us into this journey of life together.
All along the way, we have been growing together, making discoveries about each other while seeking to be a blessing out of love for each other. Our wedding rings that we each wear are like a testimony to others. They testify that we belong to someone, that we are already taken. That we have bonded ourselves to another person in a covenant relationship.
When it comes to marriage, a ring, in a way, is the initial light of that marriage. But the intensity of the light of the marriage is seen in the way a husband and wife treat each other.
Are they thankful for each other? Is there a specific reason for their thankfulness? How do they treat each other? Is there love, respect, and honor observable between them?
Walking as children of light means walking in a way that demonstrates our love and commitment to Jesus. That begins with being a thankful person. Thankful with a specific reason for it.
Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Thankfulness cannot occur unless a person is convinced they have received something for which to be grateful. The more convinced one is, the more thankful they become. I want to hopefully help us today with what we have to be thankful for, thereby aiding us in our effort to be children of light.
We should remind ourselves of how wonderfully forgiven and loved we are in Christ daily and allow it to cultivate our gratitude. Being a light begins at the point of our heart being grateful for what we could not and did not earn. I encourage you to be a light today to others.
