Monday 8/4/14

Ephesians 4:17-19 ESV

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

As Christians, we ought to walk in the way of God, not as the Gentiles who don't know Him. Because of their ignorance and of their hardened heart, their way is futile, their achievements are vain, and their understanding is darkened. What have the Pharaohs gained with their pyramids? They cause great suffering to their people while building up their judgements in hell. And what do people gain with their great wealth? How much can they spend for good and for the benefits of their body? How much do they spend wastefully and for pleasures harmful to their bodies & their souls?

Not knowing the eternal life of God, people will focus on what they can get in this life "...Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die..." They will get carried away by the sensuality of drunkeness, debauchery, lust, greed and many other impure things. That's all people can gain in this life, but these are harmful to their bodies and their souls. So we need to share the Good News of God, of forgiveness and salvation, and of eternal life.