Rom 13:11 Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Rom 13:12 The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Rom 13:13 Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.
Rom 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.
Yesterday we looked at Romans 13:8-10 and we saw how we are still fulfilling the Law. When we love each other, we are fulfilling all of the Law in our lives. Today, we are going to finish up Romans 13. So, let’s get going!
Paul tells us in this verse that we need to awaken from our sleep. What does that mean? Christians need to wake up from their spiritual “stupor”! He is telling us, “Why are you sitting around! There is so much to do! Our time is short!” Our salvation is closer than when we first believed? From the moment we got saved time is continuing to pass and as it does we are coming closer and closer to our glorification with Christ. This life that we are residents of has almost come to an end; it is only a vapor. As this life ends, stay in eternity is growing closer. What are you going to do to prepare? Let’s continue…
Christians need to live such a life that the daylight has nothing to expose; a life that is not characterized by darkness, but saturated in Jesus. We are given examples of lifestyles that characterize those walking in the dark: drunkenness, sexual impurity, jealousy, etc. Let’s say not to ourselves, our plans, our wants, our desires, anything characterized by “I” and say yes to Jesus, His plans, His wants, His desires and anything characterized by “Him.”
Aaron Taylor
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