Put On The Armor of Light

[Christsfreeservant]

“Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.” (Romans 13:11-14 NASB1995)​

There are many people professing to be Christians who are not willing to lay aside the deeds of darkness and to put on the armor of light. They are not willing, by genuine biblical faith in the Lord Jesus, to forsake (to put to death) their sinful lifestyles and to be made new in the Spirit of God to now walk (in conduct) in newness of life in Christ, no longer to walk in sin, but to now walk in obedience to our Lord’s commands, in surrender to his will. For they are full of pride, so they will not humble themselves in repentance.

Even if they might express a desire to be free from their slavery (addiction) to sin, their pride is what keeps them from humbly bowing before the Lord in submission to his will in the putting of their sins to death so that they can live for the Lord in walks of purity, honesty, holiness, faithfulness, and righteous living, and in obedience to our Lord and to his commands. Even though they know the truth of the Scriptures, they will keep running away from that truth, and they will escape back into their moral deterioration.

For many of them are not of genuine faith in the Lord, for they have taken the broad road which leads to destruction, instead of the narrow way which leads to life. For they are the liars, deceivers, manipulators, opportunists, and egocentrics who are malicious, morally unclean, and untrustworthy, who fake their Christianity, either to try to make themselves appear better than they are, and/or that they might gain the trust of Christians so that they can deceive them and trick them into following after them and after their lies.

And these are not all just ordinary everyday people we are speaking of here. But we are speaking also of people in high up positions within the church (or in what is falsely being called “the church”), or within church denominations, or within the governments of nations or any political or non-political religious organizations. And they can be pastors and elders of church congregations, or church denominational heads, or they can be presidents or kings of nations or anyone who has political and religious influence over others.

And if that is where you are, because you are still living in sin, because you refused to die to sin and to obey God with your life, or because you have retreated back into a sinful lifestyle after living for the Lord for a while, and so you are having trouble letting go of your sinful self in order to obey God, please know that none of us are promised tomorrow. And no one who professes faith in Jesus, but who continues to live a sinful lifestyle, and who refuses to repent of sin and to obey God, will inherit eternal life with God.

So, please turn from your sins, die to that sinful character that lives within you and which refuses to depart out of pride. Stop living in your lusts and in sexual immorality and in adultery against God and against your spouses. Lay aside those deeds of darkness (sin) and put on Christ and his righteousness in holy living in submission to him as Lord (King) of your life. And make no provisions for the flesh. Put away not only your sins but all which tempts you and leads you into sin, too. For if you play with fire, you will get burned.

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

Put On The Armor of Light
An Original Work / November 3, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love