It's Time For Us Christians to Wake Up

Ephesians 5:8-14
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.  For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.  But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,  for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

We must take the light and shine it upon our own lives so that we can prevent ourselves from self-deception. We are sinners and we must recognize the truth of that fact. Read the entire Bible...every last word. If we just read the feel good verses we will never grasp the depths of our our wickedness. But when we compare ourselves to the perfect standard of Holiness that God is and we see in the incarnation of Christ, then we can begin the process of sanctification and begin to become more like Jesus. When that happens others will begin to see the light of Christ in us and they will be drawn towards Him. Then God will be glorified.

St. Francis of Assisi said this, "Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words." The greatest witness is our life not our words. But we, the Church, The Bride of Christ must look different than the world. Do we? It's time to wake up.

"Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."