Children of Light

1Th 5:1  But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 

1Th 5:2  For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 

1Th 5:3  For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 

1Th 5:4  But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 

1Th 5:5  Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 

1Th 5:6  Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 

1Th 5:7  For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 

1Th 5:8  But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 

1Th 5:9  For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 

1Th 5:10  Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 

1Th 5:11  Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 

Children of the light, children of the day- not children of the night, nor children of the dark.

Most of us in the western world who have had access to television for years and years, know all about various movies being made about the children of the dark. When we hear that sort of label we associate it with a dark, evil force and those who follow that evilness.  We've fictionalized evil so much it scarcely seems real, the supernatural evil, the principalities of evil. We recognize evil in the mass shooters, the terroristic armies, in rapists, child molesters, murderers, cop killers, cops who kill, sex traffickers, and the like. We leave out the evil behind all their actions. Not a single evil act is committed without the source of it being Satan, a supernatural being- a real fallen angel, a leader of an army of supernatural evil beings.  The children of darkness are real, as real as the children of light.  We have to acknowledge that if we are not children of light, children of the day- then we are children of the dark, of the night, of evil.

With so much evil in the world we sometimes forget the subtle evil.  We recognize right away the evil of bad people throughout our world, but we don't recognize evil in those who seem to be good. We tell ourselves it's not our place to know who is and who isn't evil, we can't judge, but truthfully we can judge between good and evil actions- we just can never judge another's eternal life, that is beyond our knowledge.

If there are going to be FEW who are God's when Jesus returns, then why are we so accepting of the evil called good all around us?  Evil called good has deceived the world, and all but God's very elect will choose deception. 

What a terribly sad world we live in.  Such a sad, awful world set up so perfectly by its ruler to deceive.

We can see a lot of beauty in the world, a lot of it, I'd be remiss if I didn't say there is beauty and a lot of loving people in our world. The thing is… how much of the beauty, and love is colored by our acceptance of  things not of God? So much… so much.  And I hear in my head that I'm being too judgmental, that I don't know what I'm talking about, that I don't have a right to say such a thing, I'm no authority on what is acceptable and what isn't, how dare I believe that the love I see in self-less acts is tainted by the world? I too want to believe that God will overlook so much and just see the good in us all, but my Bible tells me otherwise.  My Bible lays it plain for me to read….

Rom 1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 

Rom 1:19  Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 

Rom 1:20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 

Rom 1:21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 

Rom 1:22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 

Rom 1:23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 

Rom 1:24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 

Rom 1:25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 

Rom 1:26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 

Rom 1:27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 

Rom 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 

Rom 1:29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 

Rom 1:30  Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 

Rom 1:31  Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 

Rom 1:32  Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Mat 7:21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 

Mat 7:22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 

Mat 7:23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 

Maybe I am wrong.  By our fruits we are known and yet, how many are known for wonderful works, and Jesus is going to say He doesn't know them?  I know it's NOT for me to decide, praise GOD! But I can't let myself be blind to the truth either.

I fall so far short… so far… I have to trust that my GOD will do for me ALL I cannot do for myself.

Please, Lord, let us see as children of the LIGHT, Your truth! Let us live YOUR truth, through YOU by the Holy Spirit!

Please!

All in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, now and forever!!!!!!!