The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
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… Our salvation is nearer than it's ever been. The night is far spent. The day is at hand. Let us therefore wake up from our sleep and cast off the works of darkness and be Christ's men from head to foot and give no chances for the flesh to have its fling. That's a Phillips translation of Romans 13. And we can be asleep spiritually. And that's exactly what David was doing. He was idle when he should have been leading his troops into battle. It's good to take some time for rest. Even Jesus said to his own disciples, come apart by yourselves to a deserted place and rest for a while. For many were coming and going and they didn't even have time to eat. He said, come apart. If you don't come apart and rest, you might come apart spiritually. It's okay to take a day off. It's a good thing even. It's okay and a good thing to take a vacation and spend time with family and friends and recharge. …
… it's high time to awake out of sleep for now this is a reference to the coming of the lord is our salvation nearer than what we believed now watch this next part the night is far spent the day is at hand let us therefore here's instructions if you are living in the day of the coming of the rapture and the coming of the Lord, he says, cast off the works of darkness, put on the armor of light. Tell your neighbor, say, wake up and get up. You know, when the alarm clock goes off, you still got to get up. You can't keep punching it. You can't keep hitting. You got to get up. So I don't know what's happened to you. I don't know how, how bad things are going for you, but I just came with a word. Number one, wake up. There's a better day coming. Oh, he's going to wipe every tear from our eye and he's going to give us joy like we have never known. But wait a minute. Don't just wake up, but tell somebody besides you, get up. …
… 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. Arm yourself with light, and don't do the deeds of the darkness. You are the light. You're in the light. You are the light. Don't do the deeds of the darkness. What does that mean? Verse 13, let us behave properly as in the day. In other words, in the day simply means with the light full on, with everything exposed, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy, but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh in regards to its lusts. You make no provision for the flesh. Obviously, that's what the philosophers of the Middle Ages wanted to overturn. We make no provision for the flesh. All we want to know is the will of God, and that's what it says in verse 10, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. …
… For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent. The day is at hand. Therefore, let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy, but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts. This is the gospel in a nutshell, dear friends, and teaching that is vital for our personal growth and sanctification. It is the Word of the Lord for His people. Please be seated. Let us pray. Oh, Lord, how we love Your law, for Your Word is law. It is the light that guides our feet and shines upon our pathway. We thank You that Your law comes to us out of the infinite depth of Your knowledge and wisdom and reflects not only the perfection of Your character, but Your gracious, condescending love for us for which law is given for our blessing and edification. …