Title: Time Kills us, if we kill time in the darkness unless we redeem our time
After Jesus, who came as the light that gives life to the darkness in the sinful world, died to take away the sin of the world, the world became a spiritual night as if it became the night after the sun set in the west.
After the last two thousand years have passed, the world today is just as if the night has reached at the wickest world, just until Jesus, who is the light, rises again like the sun. As it is darker before the sun rises, the world has become the world of sin, worse than ever. Apostle Paul testified of the spiritual night:
He testified that Jesus he met was God the Word who created the heavens and the earth through his Word in the beginning, when he was with God in the beginning before eternity. He also testified that there was life in Him and that it is the light that gives eternal life by shining it unto men.
Moses, the man of God, entered into the anointed Holy Spirit, and testified of God the Word who created the heavens and the earth in the beginning and created the light to give life to the darken world:
God gave life by shining the light to men and all things that are to be on the earth by creating light before creating all things on the earth. The life-giving light of God is to illuminate the world by giving light to the sun, moon, and stars in the heavens created on the fourth day.
Apostle John once again testified of Jesus as the light giving eternal life:
God, who was in the beginning as the Word, became a man in the name of Jesus, and appeared to his people, the Jews. When He spoke to them, He gave them who believed and accepted Him the power to receive life and become sons of God through the light He shines. Therefore, they were no longer descendants of Adam born the blood and the flesh in him, but became to be born of God by receiving the Holy Spirit from Him. But his people Jews refused to receive him (John 1:11-13)
However, Jesus, who appeared to the world as a life-giving light 2,000 years ago, died for the sin of the world to give life to the Jews and Gentiles who shall be born into the world in the future. However, he sent the comforter, the Holy Spirit, to the world to record the words of God through the Holy Spirit, and breathe the breath of life into his words.
Therefore, after the Day of Pentecost, all the scriptures written through the inspiration of God became life-giving lights. Therefore, those who believe in and receive the Lord Jesus Christ receive the light of life and are reborn as the light to become children of God. Therefore, those who are newly born by receiving the light of life must constantly love the words of light, and live according to the light, and walk in the word of light while living in the darken world without light. Just as the physical body can be healthy only through breathing continually, and taking nutrition, born again Christians that received the light of life have to redeem the time to walk the words of life with obedience denying themselves no more follow the flesh.
Apostle Paul testified of the spiritual nutrients that God’s children should receive spiritual food through the Words of Light:
Therefore, Apostle John testified that there is no darkness at all in the New Jerusalem in heaven that is eternal dwelling place eternally with Christ for they are full of the words of life driving out the darkness:
Therefore, the children of God who have received the light of life should love the light rather than the darkness. However, we are grieving ourselves when we see God’s children walking in the darkness to grieve the Holy Spirit failing in overcoming the temptation of the Devil. Therefore, Apostle Paul said to the saints who were asleep in the darkness:
Prophet Isaiah warned the Israelites who were sleeping in the darkness. He also prophesied that in the future when Jesus Christ, their Messiah, appeared, the Gentiles shall believe in Him who is the light of life to be saved.
Apostle Paul testified of the fruit of the Holy Spirit and said, “For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth” (Ephesians 5:9).
In other words, the fruit of the Holy Spirit cannot be brought forth by imitating Jesus Christ, who is the light. It is only when we follow the Lord and obey the light of the Word and walk in the light. In order to live a life of obedience to the Word of God, it is impossible without thorough denial of ourselves as the Lord said. For this reason, when Apostle Paul testified of what God’s will is, he indirectly testified that we could not follow God’s will without completely denying ourselves:
Apostle Paul testified of the life of Christians who deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Christ, giving thanks and rejoicing in all things giving ensample of him:
There is a issue among Christians these days: Isn’t it all right to drink alcohol ? Except drunken may be OK? But many people enjoy to drink with mixed liquors. However, Holy Spirit filled Christians are not interested in the things like alcohol. This is because when alcohol enters into the blood vessel, it cannot maintain the fullness of the Holy Spirit It is difficult to find Christian filled with the Holy Spirit, and such kind of Christians are regarded as very rare species. But whoever dwells in the Word of Light must obey the Word without listening to human opinions but to listrn to the words of God:
“The liquor is to be haughty, and the liquor is to make a noise. For everyone who is deceived is not wise…. The liquor is red, and it shines from the cup, and it goes down smoothly, and you do not even look at it.….There is a cup in the Lord’s hand, and the wine is red and thoroughly mixed, and he pours it out, and all the wicked in Jishan will squeeze its dross.” (Prov. 20:1;23:31, Ps. 75:8)
Right now, our enemy, Satan the Devil, walks like a roaring lion to devour the children of God. He is swallowing up the time of God’s children and deceives them from listening, reading, and meditating on the Word of Light. According to Apostle Paul’s counsel, we must not give Satan a space by redeeming our time to walking in the Words of Light. Not redeeming our times is the way to kill our time, then time will kill us.