Find Out
What Pleases The Lord
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.
Have nothing to do with the
fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what
the disobedient do in secret. But
everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is
illuminated becomes a light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will
shine on you.”
Be very careful, then, how
you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of
every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but
understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead,
be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the
Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father
for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Ephesians 5:8-21
When we go grocery shopping many of us are of the “best used by dates.”
At home some of us might sniff the milk to see if it is still good. The reality
is simple. We will never know what our “best used by date” is and we won’t be
given time to sniff the air. Every breath could be our last before eternity.
Take the time with your friends and loved ones to savor each waking
moment. Capture each moment. Love more deeply. Speak more with more positive
affirmation.
Live each day as if it’s your last.
Our Daily
Bread
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