Ephesians 5&6...


I am a happy lad!


In our fellowship today, we wrapped up our reading of Ephesians with a dive into chapters 5 and 6. Now, if I were to summarize these two chapters numerically, I'd go with 3-3-7. Sounds like a secret code, right? Maybe for a mission impossible!


First off, we get hit with an impossibility—"Imitate God" right on the onset of chapter 5. What?! Seriously? You want me, a mere mortal with evil tendencies and weakness that could rival a mosquito, to imitate God? I'd rather you ask me to mimic my fellow brethren! But no, Paul, in all his wisdom, insists we put on our God-imitating capes. At first, it feels like trying to climb Mt. Kenya in crocs, but hang on! As you read on, he gives us the “how-to” guide.


Here comes the 3-3-7 breakdown! First, we’ve got 3 things that will be as common in a believer’s life once they start trying to imitate God: love, light, and wisdom (Ephesians 5:2-21). Then, onto the second 3—three areas of life that get a divine makeover when we imitate God: marriage, family, and work (Ephesians 5:22-6:9). Lastly, we wrap up with the grand finale—7 must-haves for smooth sailing in our imitation journey. Yes, it’s the full armor of God: truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, the Word of God, and prayer for all the saints (Ephesians 6:10-20). Talk about a spiritual toolkit!


So here’s the kicker: imitating God is as easy as putting on the WHOLE armor OF God. It's his and it needs to be worn as a whole and not just parts of it. Picture this: on the battlefield, if a lower-ranking soldier struts around in the commander’s armor, the enemy might just get confused. They won't know if they’re facing a soldier or the commander himself! It’s all about the presentation, folks. Remember David and Goliath? That shepherd was granted a rare privilege of putting on the king's armour.


God's got an armor, and He’s more than willing to share it with you than King Saul was willing to share with David.


So, if you dress like God, guess what? You’ll soon start walking like Him, talking like Him, and ultimately living like Him. Successful imitation achieved! This will lead to love, light and wisdom in your life which will inturn affect your marriage, family and work.


Now, go get dressed appropriately, buddy. But a heads-up—this armor isn’t physical; it’s spiritual because we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Get ready for the real battle!


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