I'm thinking today of Ephesians 6, 14, and 15. It's an interesting set of verses, really.
They run together as one sentence. Ephesians 6, 14, and 15 says, Therefore, be careful
how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the
days are evil. There's a couple of things about this verse that really get me thinking.
The first one is how it says the days are evil, I suppose. We know that time ebbs on
and it sort of saps our strength. We know that the people around us have their own plans.
The world system is working against us, generally speaking. Because that is true, we should
make the most of our time. We should think about what we can do and how we can make a
difference and then pit ourselves to that. That's the work that we need to do, encouraging
others, serving others, giving. The days are evil and the world system is evil, but we
don't have to be. We don't have to succumb to those temptations or those struggles. Therefore,
at the beginning, God goes all the way back to verse 10. Finally, be strong in the Lord
and in the strength of his might, put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to
stand firm against the schemes of the devil. Do not understand that someone is out there
trying to bring you down and you don't have to let them. You've already won the victory.
Just the fact that you've listened to this message to this far makes you eligible to
overcome evil with good. Let's stand firm, doing the best we know how to do in the days
that God has given us.