Focus on YOU! (Ephesians 5:15-21)

SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 5:15-21

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

COMMENT

The first thing that really sticks out here is the idea that you should look carefully how YOU walk, and not how others walk. I believe Jesus covered this with the log and speck idea in Matthew 7, but it bears repeating (as many of the concepts of Scripture do, because we are so slow to listen.) The days are evil, and that is out of our hands. Yet we must focus on our behavior, for that is what we can control. Simple concept, but so hard to accept and practice sometimes!