Romans 13:8-14

8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled

the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You

shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word:

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love

is the fulfilling of the law.

11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For

salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at

hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk

properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and

sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no

provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Wake Up

11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For

salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at

hand.

Get dressed

So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk

properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and

sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no

provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Ephesians 5:15-18 - 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16

making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but

understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is

debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit

Our problem often is we are trying to put on the robe of Christ without taking off the rags of sin

or trying to take off the rags of sin without putting on the robe of Christ

Ephesians 4:22-24 - 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and

is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to

put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Go to work

8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled

the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You

shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word:

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love

is the fulfilling of the law.

Our problem is often we try to keep the law without love or try to love without keeping the law