06/03/2026
Scripture lesson for today: Romans 13: 11-14
“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. 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. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in or**es and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”
The signs are ever present in our lives—Jesus calls us to follow Him—to have a relationship with Him.
He longs to take us out of the darkness of this world and lead us into the kingdom of God.
He is the light that will show us the way.
But far too many of us love this world that we live in—we do not see it as God sees it and His Holy Spirit inspired words in 1 John 2 says: “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.”
It is time to come into the light!
Prayer: Lord God Almighty, we have not lived our lives as you would have us live them—forgive us and grant us the wisdom to know that the time for Jesus’ return is near. Help us to come out of the darkness of this world and into the light of your kingdom led by your Son, in whose name we pray, Amen.
From the pen of Pastor Lynn Lockwood ✍️