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Awake

Text: Ephesians  5:14

Wherefore he said, Awake you that sleeps, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

I was a bit tired and feeling sleepy while at this same time trying to receive inspiration from the Lord for the devotional. I took my bath, hoping that could help me come alive but it didn't help at all. 

Then, I dragged myself to the kitchen looking for something. While trying to switch on the light, I suddenly realized that the whole pot of delicious soup I just cooked some minutes ago had poured on my body. Immediately this happened, my eyes became wide opened. Lo and behold, slumber and sleepiness disappeared. 

In the midst of this, the Lord ministered to me today's message. 

The Lord is saying to us as His children at this time and season to awake from our sleep. *A sleepy Christian will cause more havoc against himself than he could ever imagine.* The Lord would therefore want you to stay awake. Don't permit the spirit of  slumbering in your life.

No matter how sleepy you are, if a  whole pot of hot soup pours on you, you will certainly stay awake. In the same vein, there are unwarranted dangers and temptations that we often fall into simply because we are not vigilant and sober.

The Lord wants us to stay awake in the spirit. *Don't  be a sleepy Christian! Stay awake and you will escape many dangers and evil.* 

There are many losses, pits, temptations and defeats God's children fall into simply because they are not watchful and sober.

It is important to know that you cannot receive the light until you have awoken from your sleep. This is because light is of no use to one that is sleeping. Just as in my case. As I managed to switch on the light in my sleepy state, I realized  the light could only show me the loss, pain and mess I have created. As I am writing this devotional, I am still feeling pain in my leg. 

Are you a sleepy Christian, but still running errands and engaging in many activities? Please pay attention to yourself first. Ensure you are awake before you do anything for the Lord.

The light and the glory  that appeared to the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ on Mount of transfiguration was of no use to them, because they were heavy with sleep.

"And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. *But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, [that] Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said."* 
(Luke 9:25-33).

You can see that Peter was sleepy and saying what he did not know. Even at the time the Lord asked three of his disciples to come along in prayer with him, you could see that they were unable to watch with Him for an hour. This was also because they were sleepy. 

Jesus came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?  Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation..." (Matthew 26:40 & 41).
They fell into temptation because they could not stay awake and watch with the Lord. STAY AWAKE.


 *BIBLE READING* 

Ephesians 5:14-20.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father God, I receive the grace to stay awake in light in Jesus name.


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