DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- WALKING WISELY

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – WALKING WISEY

"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord…. So then walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise" (Ephesians 5:8-10, 15).

How many times have I gotten up in the middle of the night and in the darkness, ran into a piece of furniture and stubbed my toe. OUCH!!! That is not walking circumspectly.

The word "circumspectly" is a compound word of "circum" – around as a circumference, and "spectly" – as in spectacles or eye-glasses. It means to be aware of your surroundings. People who walk in darkness do not see things clearly, so the stumble along. They step in a lot of mud-puddles and dirty themselves in the process. People of the light can see things clearly. They do not grope their way through life, not knowing what is right or wrong. They have illumination that shows the right way to live.

The Apostle John wrote in a similar vein. "If we walk in the light as He is in the light [that is walk as Jesus walks], we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." This is very comforting to me. If I am walking in the light that I have to the best of my ability, then when I do stumble, I have His promise that His blood cleanses my failure.

The light shows us how to live in a way that is acceptable or pleasing to God. The longer we walk in the light, the more clearly we see what God likes. The foolish walker does not care or pay any attention to the way he walks. God calls to walk as wise people – watching our steps to avoid pitfalls.

Let us walk in the Light of Christ.

Love, Dad