Reflection on Eph 5:15-16
“Be very careful, then, how you live, … redeeming the time,
because the days are evil.”
This word of life is highly topical at the present time. Our times are truly apocalyptic. The world is held under Satan’s totalitarian dictatorship. This spirit of lies and death, operating under the name New World Order, in reality conceals depopulation or genocide agenda. The agenda is implemented through earthly demons incarnate, the architects of death, criminals against humanity, members of Masonic lodges, who are owners of the largest banks and control the entire world, holding it in their grip.
What should we do, being seemingly powerless? God’s Word gives the answer: We should be careful, very careful, how we live. Otherwise, we will waste this time which God has given us. We will waste it to our own detriment and to the detriment of those for whom we could have been instruments of the grace of salvation. Let us be fully aware of this!
Let us not waste time by sitting aimlessly on the internet, or worse, glued to our smartphones. That is squandering time – throwing it away. Let us not waste this time on empty talk, but use it above all to speak with God in prayer: about ourselves and about the souls God has entrusted to us. We need God’s light, God’s wisdom, and God’s help. And these cannot be obtained without prayer and without a willingness to deny ourselves – our hidden pride, which in each of us has a different shade, yet holds all of us captive in a kind of fog of falsehood and illusion. At the hour of death, this fog will be torn away – but then it will be too late. Then we will come to know the harsh reality that we have wasted our time. Therefore, redeem the time – make time for prayer! Yes, you pray the Holy Hour daily; you make five prayer stops during the day – at 9 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9 p.m. – and in addition you stop to pray your morning and evening prayer. You may pray either by talking to God in your own words, or following the guide we provide in the adapted version for these prayer stops. Thanks be to God for all of you who keep Sunday in prayer and fellowship. You begin celebrating Sunday already during the night – on Saturday after 9 p.m. – with the truths of the resurrection and then continue in the morning from 5 to 7 a.m. You even observe the hour in which we reflect on the truths of the descent of the Holy Spirit, which are directly connected with the seventh day, the day of Christ’s resurrection.
Openness to God’s leading
Many difficulties in determining the Lord’s will are overcome when you are truly ready to do His will, whatever it may be.
- You may not always know all of the possible alternatives in determining what to do. By what means may you gather additional information?
Prov 15:22
Counsel should be obtained from mature Christians who have committed themselves to the will of God and who know you well. It helps to talk with others who have previously made decisions in matters you are presently experiencing.
- Explain the principle Jesus used in answering those who were questioning Him. Jn 7:17
How does this apply to knowing God’s will?
- When you know what God wants you to do, how should you do it? Eph 6:6
- What are other factors that can help you discern God’s leading?
Col 3:15
Rom 13:1
Eph 5:15-17
What dangers does it bring to rely solely on these things?
WHAT IS GOD’S WILL FOR MY LIFE?
Principles from God’s Word
- Some biblical passages highlight factors that influence making the right decisions. Examine the following examples from the Bible and ask yourself these questions: What was to be decided? What decision was made? Which factor determined whether the decision was right or wrong?
Person Biblical passage
Gideon Judges 6:25-28 MATTER
DECISION
FACTORS
Moses Hebrews 11:25-26 MATTER
DECISION
FACTORS
Demas 2 Timothy 4:10 MATTER
DECISION
FACTORS
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