DEVO. 09.27.24
“For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!” (Ephesians 5:8 NLT)
- Here are two phases to think about: “But Now” & “But God”
- Paul the apostle is telling the church, “you once were full of darkness”
- In other words, your identity was dark, and overwhelmed by your sin.
- The way you thought, spoke and acted was all dark.
- There was no way out.
- You were “Full of it”
- But God!
- God sent His Son Jesus.
- Without God the Father, you would not have His Son Jesus.
- Without God the Father you would not know of His Love.
- You wouldn’t know of the display of His Love on the cross!
- Romans 5:8 says, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
- He did this for you while you were darkness.
- That means, Your were “full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord.
- That’s Real Love!
- Without God, you would not even know what light is.
- That is But God!
- You were Darkness But God stepped in, rescued you and showed you Light.
- That’s the “But Now”
- We must remember who we once were without God’s love if we are ever going to appreciate what we now have.
- You are nothing without Him and everything with Him!
- Because of this, we “live as people of light!”
- Don’t ever go back to living as darkness!
- You don’t belong there.
- Know who you are and what you have, That’s Light.
- Live like Light, think like Light, talk like Light.
- Be Light!
- Have a great weekend!
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