You Were Once Darkness
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and
walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as
a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
But
among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of
impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor
should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of
place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure
or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists
in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.
Ephesians 5:1-10
If
you are looking for someone who cares about your pains, your trials and
tribulations, and your disappointments – look to our God. He understands our
sorrows, and He is there to pick us up out of the dust of life.
God’s whisper of comfort quiets the noise of our trials.
Our Daily Bread – October 18, 2011