April 3 Manna
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Romans 13:12
THE works of darkness would be any works whatsoever that would not stand the fullest investigation; that would not stand approval in the light of the new dispensation, if it were fully ushered in. Let us remember that we belong to the new dispensation, and not to the old, and should, therefore, live in accordance with our citizenship and our responsibilities toward the Prince of light and in opposition to the prince of darkness, his works and his ways. Z.’03-12 R3181:1
Dear Brethren,
Warm Greetings in Christ!
Below are three documents of the April 3rd Manna Text, for your consideration.
Rom. 13:12 …Put on the armor of light!
R5889:
Soldiers of the Cross are of a different kind and are differently armed from the soldiers of the world. Ours is a fight against the spirit of the world and against the flesh… The flesh instinctively struggles to avoid sacrifice… Our fight is against the unseen spiritual foes… And the Lord has provided us an armor; namely, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the shield of faith, the Sword of the Spirit, and the sandals of “the preparation of the Gospel of Peace.” These are all weapons of defense, except the Sword. The Sword is an aggressive weapon. (Eph. 6:11-17)
In the case of the Christian, “the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,” is to be handled to accomplish good, to be used in opposition to Satan and sin… Not that we are commissioned to fight the world, but that we are to strive to be loyal to the Lord, to fight sin in ourselves and wherever it might properly be under our jurisdiction, and to repel the attacks of the Adversary. The exercise of our powers in bringing self into subjection means a great deal in the way of sacrifice, much in the way of battling.