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Romans 13
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake
out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 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.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for
the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
1. KNOWING THE TIME - The
Apostle Paul takes for granted that we know the time.
DO YOU KNOW TH
E TIME?
Because we know the time we understand we cannot put the things
that matter off to a later time but……………
11 And do this, understanding the present time.
The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because
our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. NIV
11 But make sure that you don't get so absorbed and exhausted in
taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track
of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. MESSAGE
11 Another reason for right living is that
you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming
of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. NLT
N O W
2. IT IS TIME TO AWAKE OUT OF SLEEP
- We cannot afford the simple luxury of rest. Jesus said to his
disciples at the most crucial moment of his life - "Can
you not stay awake and pray?"
WE MUST BE AWAKE IN THIS HOUR!
12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost
here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor
of light. NIV
12 The night is about over, dawn is about to
break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the
finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed.
MESSAGE
12 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation
will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil
deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the
armor of right living, as those who live in the light. NLT
3. The reason we must be awake in
this hour:
NOW IS OUR SALVATION NEARER THAN WHEN WE FIRST BELIEVED.
4. THE NIGHT IS FAR SPENT
- Nighttime is about over.
The day is at hand because the day is breaking.
We must be prepared.
As morning arrives we prepare for the day so we have prepared for
that day.
THE COMING OF THE LORD DRAWETH NIGHT!
BECAUSE:
- The night is almost over
- The beginning of the day is imminent
5. THERE ARE FIVE THINGS WE SHOULD
DO:
A. Cast off the works
of darkness (deeds of darkness - NIV)
(Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes) -
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Ephesians 6
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places.
Galatians 5
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit
the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them.
1 Thessalonians 5
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief.
1 John 1
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and
declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness
at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1 John 2
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother,
is in darkness even until now.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there
is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh
in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that
darkness hath blinded his eyes.
I'm talking about casting off the works of darkness.
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| B. Put on the armour
of light |
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God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work
he began when we first believed. MESSAGE
Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those
who live in the light. NLT
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| C. Walk honestly………. |
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Not in:
1. Rioting
2. Drunkenness
3. Chambering
4. Wantonness
5. Strife
6. Envying |
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Romans 13
13 Let us behave decently, as in the
daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality
and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. NIV
13 Let us behave properly as in the day,
not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity
and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. NASB
Luke 21
34 "Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted
down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life,
and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; NASB
Galatians 5
21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these,
of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that
those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom
of God. NASB
1 Peter 4
3 For the time already past is sufficient for you to have
carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course
of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties
and abominable idolatries. NASB
13 We can't afford to waste a minute,
must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity
and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering
and grabbing everything in sight. MESSAGE
13 Let us live and conduct ourselves
honorably and becomingly as in the [open light of] day, not
in reveling (carousing) and drunkenness, not in immorality
and debauchery (sensuality and licentiousness), not in quarreling
and jealousy. AMP
13 We should be decent and true in everything
we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't
participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery
and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy. NLT
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| D. Put on the Lord Jesus
Christ |
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Romans 13
14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ NIV
14 Get out of bed and get dressed! Don't
loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress
yourselves in Christ, and be up and about! MESSAGE
14 But let the Lord Jesus Christ take
control of you, NLT
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| E. Do not make provision
(allowance) for the flesh to satisfy the desires of the flesh. |
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Romans 13:14
and do not think about how to gratify
the desires of the sinful nature. NIV
and make no provision for [indulging]
the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings
of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts).
AMP
and don't think of ways to indulge your
evil desires. NLT
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