{"id":2386,"date":"2026-01-19T00:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2026-01-18T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:26:25","slug":"january-19-walk-as-children-of-the-light-ephesians-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/january-19-walk-as-children-of-the-light-ephesians-58\/","title":{"rendered":"January 19\u2014Walk as Children of the Light\u2014Ephesians 5:8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walk as Children of the Light.
\nFor you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.<\/em>\u00a0 Ephesians 5:8.<\/p>\n

In pondering the meaning of this verse \u201cwalk as children of light\u201d I of course could see how much better my life would be walking in the light of the Lord rather than in the darkness of sin, knowing that God was my Father who would be leading and guiding me daily, and that, of course, made my heart rejoice.
\nHowever, another thought came to mind\u2026\u201d children of the light\u201d caused me to think about how children walk, and my great granddaughter immediately came to mind.\u00a0 I reflected on how she walks when she is with me and her grandma.\u00a0 She holds our hands, but she doesn\u2019t just walk along, she hops, or twists, or turns, or sings, or laughs. She is enjoying life, she hasn\u2019t a care in the world, and she knows she is safe when walking with us because we are holding her hand and guiding her on where to go and keeping her from harm.<\/p>\n

So, I think that is how we believers in Christ should be walking as children of the light.\u00a0 We should be walking joyfully and enjoying life, holding onto the Lord\u2019s hand, knowing He is keeping us safe and guiding us on the right paths.\u00a0 The world around us may be falling apart, our circumstances might not be the best, but as children of the Lord we should walking confidently because our Father God is holding our hand and smiling down at us.<\/p>\n

So, enjoy your day walking in the light of the Lord as a child of light today!
\n(And go ahead hop, skip or twirl\u2014enjoy life!\u00a0 No worries, for your Father is holding your hand!)<\/p>\n

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.\u00a0 <\/em>1 John 3:1.<\/p>\n

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Walk as Children of the Light. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.\u00a0 Ephesians 5:8. 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