Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 5:8-14 (day two)
for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light v. 8
The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them. Isaiah 9:2
This passage from Isaiah is one used every year during Advent, so you can imagine how quickly I made the connection to it. We have been neck deep in preparations for the season for quite a while now. The idea of being ‘children of light’ has always resonated with me. Paul has just reminded the readers not to rely on former ways of thinking and acting, but to be transformed by who Christ has called them to be. It is in this knowledge that light is being shone on every thought, word, and deed. We must measure everything by that light. It will be one of the distinguishing characteristics of believers in the world. It’s one of the reasons I love big bright sanctuaries. I want there to be an abundance of light to remind us that we are no longer to cower in shadows, but to live out our faith in the glorious light of Christ.
