Good morning. After all of that bad mouthing stuff yesterday, Paul says therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. Just like our children imitated us when they were little, so we should imitate God all of our lives. We are to walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. If we are walking in love, we will not be saying all of those bad things we talked about yesterday. He says there should not even be named among us the immorality or impurity or greed that is going on in the world. Instead of filthy talking we should rather give thanks. If you are around people who do all of the kind of talking that's been mentioned, it is all too easy to fall into the same habit without even realizing it. Even Christians say that it's OK. Paul says that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. When people say all of these things are OK, they can deceive even Christians into thinking it's OK for them to do them too. However, because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience, and we are not to be partakers with them. We were part of the world system and in darkness, but now we are light in the Lord and should walk as children of light. When we do, our fruit will consist of all goodness and righteousness and truth; and we will try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. We should not be participating in these unfruitful deeds of darkness – instead we should expose them. However as you know, bad company corrupts good morals. When you walk with people who are in the darkness, their ways tend to rub off on you and not the other way around. Father thank You that the reader walks in light and not in darkness. His/her light chases away the darkness around him/her. The people around him/her who are in the darkness are attracted to his/her light – which is You.

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