Ephesians 5:15-20

Summary of the Text

As a child, I was attracted to the dark recesses of my neighborhood. I was drawn to the dim lit woods that were away from the din of the suburbia in which I was raised. I even remember removing a storm drain with another friend to descend into the depths of the concrete cylinders where our steps shifted from light into shadow and into relative darkness. As an older teen and young man, I found spelunking a place of splendor. The limestone caverns along the Mississippi provided ample routes off the beaten path where stalactites and stalagmites, dripping water and bat-infused darkness abound.

Physical darkness for a child can spell adventure, untapped sources of fun and discovery. Spiritual darkness is quite the opposite. In…