Turn From Sin and Sing

    

Scripture - Ephesians 5: 15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— 16 making the most of the time,[e] because the days are evil. 17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

19 speaking to one another
in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,
singing and making music
from your heart to the Lord,
20 giving thanks always for everything
to God the Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
submitting to one another
in the fear of Christ.

Observation - We live in an evil day brothers and sisters. The world we live in is a very dark place. There is no room for foolishness in our daily walk. Just like the above scriptures say, if we make the choice to intoxicate ourselves, the trail of heartache goes on and on. People around us get hurt by our actions and we sacrifice not only relationships, but our own well being. And most of all we sacrifice the wonderful life that God has planned for us. Yet there is hope. The hope is that as long as we have breath in our body, we can turn around and repent. When we do, our loving Father takes our hand and says "Come with me." Jesus said, "Come to me all who are burdened, and I will give you rest." 

Upon returning to God, we will find so much happiness, peace, love, and joy, that it will cause a new song in our heart. And our lives become a praise to our Lord Jesus (Yeshua). He is our King. The king of kings and Lord of Lords. His Holy Spirit will cause rivers of living water to flow through our very beings.

Application - There is no time left for reckless living. Here is the definition of reckless utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; 

careless  If you are living this kind of life - repent. To repent means  to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better. Come home to the Father through the Son. He is waiting for you. At that point, there is singing to be done. Our lives are to be for the glory and praise of our Father. We all still have many trials to go through on this earth, but it is so much better to go through them holding on to Daddy's hand instead of lying on the ground kicking our feet when our life is all messed up.

Prayer - Father, thank you for giving your Holy Spirit to your children. You show us the way to go from a pitiful life to a life of praise. You show us the areas in our lives that need correction and bring us back into alignment with your glorious plan for our lives. Help me to focus on you and live my life with the beautiful song of your heart for your people. In Jesus Yeshua's name. Amen.