The Night Is Nearly Over!

Let no debt remain outstanding,

Except the continuing debt to love one another,

For he who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law.

The commandments, 'Do not commit adultery,'

'Do not murder,' Do not steal,' 'Do not covet,'

And whatever other commandment there may be,

Are summed up in this one rule:

'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

Love does no harm to its neighbor.

Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

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.

Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness,

Not is sexual immorality and debauchery,

Not in dissension and jealousy.

Rather, cloth your selves with the Lord Jesus Christ,

And do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

(Romans 13:8-14)

The apostle Paul makes love the overriding issue.

The way of love is the perfect way; it is the WAY of Christ Jesus.

We are to understand the present time.

We are to wake up from our slumber, because Christ Jesus is coming soon.

The night is nearly over; The day is almost here,

When Christ Jesus will set up His Kingdom on earth

And the current kingdoms will all be done away with.

We are to put on the armor of Light; to cloth ourselves with Christ Jesus;

With His anointing and His righteousness.

Understanding that the gratification of the sinful nature

Is spiritual death for all who indulge in it.

Soon there will be no more Today!

And all the yesterdays will be forgotten.

Let us forget what is behind and press on to that which lies ahead;

Taking a hold of the reason Christ Jesus took a hold of us.