Am I laying myself aside?
So, these scriptures in Ephesians have been on my heart. Paul wrote some heavy duty things on our behavior as Christians, and gave us some clear instruction on what God expects out of us. I’m reading in chapter 4 of Ephesians… Verse 17 it talks about about affirming (1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.) yourself to the Lord. So I must maintain to be true to Christ. In verse 18 it goes into more depth of what we should not be doing… Verse 18 talks about being darkened in our understanding. ——> so blinded by our sin<——— , Excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, b.c of the hardness of their heart…. Verse 19 they (sinners) have become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity and with greediness…Verse 20 BUT YOU DID NOT LEARN CHRIST IN THIS WAY——-> so as a Christian we know the truth, we have heard the message of Christ, so why are we living like someone who is ignorant to what Christ ask of us. What is Paul saying Christ is asking of us?? Well that’s where Verse 21 picks up….
For today lets think about our life. Have I allowed myself to be blinded by my sin, voluntarraly acting ignorant to the Life God wants WITH me.. Or have I let him slip to the sidelines… where he waits just for you and I to call his name….
Until tomorrow….
