THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the ARMOR of LIGHT” – Romans 13:12

The children of God are distinguished by the ARMOUR of LIGHT: “The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the ARMOR of LIGHT” (Rom.13:12). Generations of Believers in Christ have responded to these urgent words to live as lights to the world. The present time is like a dark night of sin, in a broken world of pollution and perversions. But as children of the Light, we are to live in moral purity and godly character, and be alert to the soon return of Christ our Lord – Maranatha!

The Time of the Gentiles, when Satan rules as the god of this age and the prince of the power of the air, is almost over (Rev.12:12). The dispensation of grace is near conclusion and we must not allow ourselves to drift into slumber or get sucked into the deception that is flooding secular society and many church congregations. The day of Christ's glory, when He returns in power draws ever closer: “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (v.11).

The works of darkness refer to any worldly activity that discredits God’s name. The armour of light is not material, but spiritual and moral, approved for children of the light. God covers Himself “with light as with a garment” (Psa.104:2). Jesus is the Light of Life (Jh.8:12). Thus, to put on the Armour of Light is to put on the Character of Christ (v.14). Those who walk like Him, pray like Him, work like Him, speak like Him, and love like Him, are the ones who wear His Armour, and are victorious over the powers of darkness. To put on the armour is to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, equipped against all the assaults of the world and Satan.

To put on the armour is to choose to live to honour Christ, clothed daily in His purity. Awakening from sleep precedes the armour of light. Like David who in confronting Goliath, rejected Saul’s hampering armour, and wisely chose to go in the Armour of Faith, those who win in life’s battles move in obedience to God’s instructions, and ignore the world’s carnal options. We conquer by Light in the battles of life!

Our lives as citizens of the Kingdom of Light should be living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to the Lord (Rom.12:2). Moreover, in summary, living in difficult and evil times should not prevent us from doing what it right. We are to live honestly and righteously in the fear of the Lord, remembering that although we live in the world; we are not part of its system, and should act appropriately.