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RISE And SHINE: Wake-Up Call From God Almighty

RISE And SHINE: Wake-Up Call From God Almighty
RISE And SHINE: Wake-Up Call From God Almighty

THE WORD:ย ย โ€œAwake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.โ€ ย Ephesians ย 5:14

THE POINT:ย ย This Scripture isย aย wake-up call from God Almighty.ย The Apostle Paul is using the term sleep to describe our spiritual blindness. This admonitionย is still relevant today. Far too many Christians are walking around in a stuporโ€”their eyes blinded, their senses dulled and their minds darkened.

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Such Christians areย obliviousย to the marvelous life that isย available to them in Christ. They areย livingย in aย dream worldย where fantasy and reality have merged, unable to distinguish fact from fiction.

When weโ€™re asleep, darkness enshrouds us and weย cannotย see the light. But, of course, we donโ€™t know that, and thus weโ€™re not really concerned about it. Sadly, we walk through lifeย dazed,ย clueless and lifeless,ย missing out on the best years of our lives. Satan, the master deceiver, has done it again! Heโ€™s pulled the wool over our eyes and we donโ€™t even realize it.

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While weย thinkย we are living, what weโ€™re actuallyย experiencingย is death. Theย dead worksย of our flawed humanity are all weโ€™ve got to show for our efforts. Such results may seem acceptable from a religious perspective, but they are certainly not righteous! Nevertheless,ย ย since weโ€™re asleep, we donโ€™t even know the difference. Tragic, very tragic!

THE APPLICATION:ย ย Itโ€™s time to wake up!ย Youโ€™ve got a lot to look forward to! In John 8:12, Jesus Christโ€”the light of the Worldโ€”said that if you would follow Him, youโ€™d no longer walk in darkness. Instead, you would have the light of life. His light will show you the way. And His way is the way of life everlasting.

Not only does Christ offer eternal life in the sweet by and by, but also He willย enable youย to live life in the ugly here and now.

He offers you His life: an abundant life which is pure, lovely, good and true. Along with His lifeย comes a lavish array of the fruit of His Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Now that’s a life worth living!

These fruit of the Spirit are the very qualities we allย desperatelyย need and want, yet we are unable to produce them. But now, theyโ€™re yours for the taking, readilyย availableย to you in Christ.ย So, rise and shine and give God the glory!ย Itโ€™s your life; live it to the full!

THE PRAYER: โ€œDear God, I have been in a daze, with my spiritual senses dulled. I was settling for the dead works of the flesh, when I should have been walking in newness of life. I need You to turn on the light in my life. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for illuminating my way. Cause me to walk in the light of Your life.โ€\

Byย Dr.ย Lewisย Gregory/https://www.sourceministries.net/go/

RISE And SHINE: Wake-Up Call From God Almighty

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