Ephesians 5:18-20 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I could make a joke about "do not get drunk with wine" and what we should choose instead. But I won't. We are continuing from yesterday, where Paul is teaching the Ephesians (and us) about what it means to live as a Christian and how we would want those around us to see our lives. The marker here is that we should all be singing people, we should be thankful people.
One of the greatest honors of my life as a pastor is that I get to know faithful people of God who've been faithful and dedicated disciples for 70-80 years or more. What is consistently most inspiring to me about these older saints of God is the example they provide for all of us about thankfulness. In the midst of circumstances that are anything but happy, or telling stories of times that were tragic, there is a deep and abiding thankfulness that never fails to inspire me. In the long view, God has always provided us with everything we need in Jesus Christ. Do those around you see thankfulness in your lifestyle?
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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