11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.
12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
I found this verse while I was at camp. Its power struck me. The first part is instructing us to do "this", to love. "Knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep;" It is time to wake up and love. The time of God's coming is sooner than we know and we must be ready. Why sleep through the night and ignore those that God has placed in our lives. The day is coming...the light is coming...the time of action is now. We are to no longer to live shrouded in the darkness of the world and its mediocrity put to "put on the armor of light". That is so cool. My boys at camp were given football pads to wear as muscles...they wore their armor everyday because it was the coolest thing ever. Now, no matter how cool armor is, armor of light is bloody fantastic. I have seen Tron and and left really wanting a light suit.
Paul is calling us to stop napping in our lives and start putting on our armor...of light. This not a covert sneak around battle that we are engaged in but a "Hey, Devil, I am over here...come get some!"
So here is your to-do list:
1. Wake the heck up from your slumber. Start living life rather than letting life happen to you.
2. Put aside the darkness and its deeds. Live up to the potential that God has embedded into your life.
3. Put on your armor of light. PUT IT ON. It is game time. It is time to start chugging those spiritual energy drinks (the Bible and Holy Spirit) and gear up for war.
Have a nice day.
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