Daily Bread – June 5, 2021 (The Seventh Day – Genesis 2:1-3) Ephesians 5:11 – And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove it. You cannot mix the world with the things of God and get Bible results. The Lord uses the most basic explanation possible so everyone can perfectly understand. As certain as there is light and darkness in the natural earthly realm, there is also light and darkness in the spiritual realm. God is light. and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). Jesus came as the light of the world to demonstrate to every person what walking in the light really is. The call of God to all of us is to come and walk in the light as He is in the light (1 John 1:7). As surely as there are fruits of righteousness which testify that we are in the light, there are also fruits that reveal a person is walking in darkness. Darkness has no more fellowship with light than the night has with the day, or than the Spirit of God has with demon spirits (2 Corinthians 6:14). These two have their own separate realms and never occupy the same place at any time physically or spiritually. To say we know the Lord Who dwells in the light, but yet continue on walking in darkness is to believe a lie and to ultimately be damned (1 John 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12; Romans 1:18, 6:21). All those things that are empty and desolate belong to the chaos of darkness. In this unfruitful realm, men are subjugated to the prince of darkness by participating with sin and iniquity. In darkness, the spirit of disobedience reigns. Within this realm, obedience to God and the ability to live the life of Jesus cannot be found. In darkness, sin is the way of life and it has dominion over the souls of those imprisoned there. The fruits are the works of the flesh: fornication, uncleanness, covetousness, and all sin and rebellion – which testify of an unredeemed life. Everyone wants to claim how God knows their heart, and indeed He does; but the fruits of a person’s life also testify to the conditions of their heart (Matthew 7:16; James 3:11-12). If you want to be right with God, then have no fellowship with the works of darkness. Instead, arise and shine with the fruits of goodness, righteousness, and truth. Your light has come; therefore, walk in the light Christ Jesus and find yourself living the abundant life of divine health and all spiritual blessings made known in the promises of God! Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 6/5/2021
