I Thessalonians 5:5 tells us that the people of Jesus are sons and daughters of light and day. For this reason Paul calls Jesus' people to be alert and sober. In these dangerous days, this is good advice.
Because we are people of Jesus we are called to "Put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation" (I Thes. 5:8). There we see it again -- Faith, hope and love.
What does it mean to be a son or daughter of light and day? It means that we live and move and have our being in the faith, hope, and love that come when one's life is enveloped by the life of Jesus.
The days are dangerous days but Jesus is Lord. His life trumps everything else so much so that we don't have to be victimized by the times in which we live. Rather, we can live with a Jesus-driven alertness that continually draws us to the Father's heart.
Remember, "God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Thes. 5:9).
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