Year of Exposure Day 18: Review of Days 13-17

Here are our topics, along with our opening scripture, for each of the last five days, as we continued our journey into the “Year of Exposure” by looking further into keeping ourselves from being vulnerable to deception.

Day 13: Condoning sin is sin.

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Day 14: Only the light of the Lord dispels deception.

“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Day 15: Breaches in our protective hedge expose us to the enemy.

“What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes? And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Day 16: Blind leaders lead people into destruction.

“Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Day 17: The planting of the Lord survives the purge.

“Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.”

Matthew‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬-‭13 ESV‬‬

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!