Wake-up Call
Our two year old, Enoh, is close to being potty trained. But he's not quite there yet. So every opportunity I have to help him remember to go to the bathroom is a valuable one. For example, today, after his nap I said: "Enoh, what's the first thing we have to do after our nap?" After pausing to rub his eyes, he responded with enthusiasm: "Wake up!" Unable to correct him, I laughed and admitted his answer was better than the one for which I had devised the question. As I sat and waited for him to finish his business I began to think about the implications his response had on my life. So I went to the revelation of Truth itself and found this written in Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus: "Wake up sleeper..." As a strong believer in the fact that there's "no text without context" I backed up a bit to find out what it was that Paul was getting at here. He's talking about being visible. How are we supposed to be v...