EPHESIANS 5:8-9

For you were sometimes in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of the light: For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.

Key Point: Sometimes = At a point in time but not anymore. At some point in our life we will engage with satan, but by the grace of God, the blood of Jesus the Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit to dwell within us we are washed clean of our sins and made new in the righteousness of the Throne of Heaven.

Key Point: The fruits of darkness as defined by the Bible = A life lived outside of the parameters of God’s standards, such as any behavior opposite of the ten commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6-21). A lifestyle indulged in the sins of Satan (Ephesians 5:3-7) (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). A life fulfilling the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21).

Key Point: The fruits of the light as defined by the Bible = A lifestyle exuding the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26); A lifestyle following the 2 love commandments of Jesus (Matthew 22:37-40).

Key Point: Walk in the image in which we were created; God being the ultimate imagery of light. And if the Holy Spirit is indeed the Spirit of God and the Spirit of God indeed dwells within us then we are to be all that true, good and righteous on and in the earth.

Thought to Ponder: Are you a reflection and image of God or the devil? Is the life you are living right now producing the fruits of the Tree of knowledge that are of Good or Evil? If someone was to stand before you to delight themselves in your presence what fruits of your tree would you give them to feast upon?

Thought to Ponder: Are you producing fruits that bring about the reward of God (everlasting life in the Kingdom of Heaven) or the consequences of God (divine indignation, wrath, destruction, death and anguish in the depths of hell fire).

To the Lord Jehovah be the glory, honor and praise for the reading and understanding of his word, in the Name of Jesus, Amen.