Romans 13:11-12 ” And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our Salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

As Believers, we need to wake up spiritually from our smug and apathetic slumber. Here, the Apostle Paul warns us against living a more worldly than godly lifestyle. Now, he’s not talking about what we would call the traditional “big” sins…but rather the subtle, insidious ones that we harbor deep in our heart such as jealousy, pride, greed, and envy. Today we live in the “night” of this present age, where the “armor of light” is essential to battle against the deception and corruption of a world where’s it’s so easy to be sucked into things we know are wrong. They say you should never bring a knife to a gun fight… likewise, you should never face the world’s darkness sleepy, defenseless, and ill-equipped.