WEEKLY DEVOTION Walking as Children of Light

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Ephesians 5:11

Since God, in His grace and mercy has shined upon us with the light of the Gospel and has opened our eyes through His Word that we might see our utter sinfulness and see that, in Christ Jesus and for the sake of His holy life and innocent sufferings and death in our stead, God reaches out to us in mercy and forgiveness and offers to us a place in His everlasting kingdom, should we walk in darkness and continue in the sinful ways of this world?

The Scriptures admonish us, as children of the light who have come to a knowledge of the truth, to walk in the light of God’s Word and continue trusting in our crucified and risen Savior. Rather than joining together in the unfruitful works of darkness, we are to expose and reprove them for what they are - lies of our old evil foe, the devil, and disobedience to God’s commandments.

This has application in every aspect of our lives and in our congregations and churches as well. Rather than joining together in any of the ways of the world, and rather than joining together and practicing fellowship with churches which espouse and hold to false doctrine and sin - anything that is not of the truth revealed in God’s unerring Word - we are admonished to expose and reprove sin and error that those who are deceived might come to see the truth and repent, trusting in Christ Jesus for mercy.

We too, as believers, are to examine ourselves in the light of God’s Word, acknowledge and confess all that is of darkness and turn to the Light of the world and receive forgiveness and cleansing through His blood shed upon the cross for the sins of the world (1 John 1:5 - 2:2).

Dearest Lord Jesus, we thank You for granting us Your Spirit and opening our eyes that we might see our sin and guilt before God but also see and know His mercy and forgiveness toward us for the sake of Your atoning sacrifice for us upon the cross. Amen.

[Devotion by Randy Moll. Scripture from the King James Version of the Bible.]

For the Record, Pages 4 on 04/06/2011