Romans 13:12-14 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
This is more true than ever. You are living in the darkest times you have ever experienced, some of the darkest days humanity has ever seen. It is growing increasingly dark. You see it, you feel it, you cannot escape the reality of it. But, it will end. And not so very long from now. So repent. Turn back to me. Return before it is too late. For once it has ended – it has ended. There will then be no time to change courses. Your eternal destiny will be cemented in. Show me to the fallen world. Let them see the hope that is in me – and only in me. You do not know who is watching your life at any given moment, nor the impact you may have upon someone who is lost. Be a guidepost, not a stumbling block. (2022)
Proverbs 20:11 Even children are known by the way they act, whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.