"விதைகளின் உள்ளே" 🌳
“Inside the Seeds” 🌳
Scripture Meditation No. 1718
AATHAVAN – Tuesday, 21 October 2025
“For
this reason, it says, ‘Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will
shine on you.’” (Ephesians 5:14, NASB)
If our
thoughts are only fixed on worldly matters, striving merely for earthly things
without any spiritual reflection, we are as those dwelling in darkness. Our
lives will not benefit anyone. The Apostle Paul describes living without
spiritual awareness—focused only on worldly affairs—as being asleep or
spiritually dead. He urges us to rise from that slumber, assuring that when we
awaken, the Lord will shine His light upon us.
Excessive
attachment to worldly comfort leads to ruin. If one prioritizes sleep and
neglects daily responsibilities, poverty will soon follow. As Proverbs warns:
“...Drowsiness
will clothe one with rags.” (Proverbs 23:21, NASB)
That
is, if we remain lazy and indulge in sleep, we will not even have proper
clothing to wear, but end up wrapped in rags.
Similarly,
in our spiritual lives, we are not called to sleep but to stay awake, active,
and prepared to meet Christ when He comes. That is why Jesus said:
“Therefore,
stay alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether
in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.”
(Mark 13:35, NASB)
Paul
also compares those without spiritual awareness to people of the night, while
those who live in the Spirit he calls people of the day:
“For
those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night.
But since we are of the day, let’s be sober, having put on the breastplate of
faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.” (1 Thessalonians
5:7–8, NASB)
To
live without spiritual thought is to be alive yet dead. Therefore, we must
awaken from our spiritual slumber and rise from among the dead. Only then can
Christ make us shine. When Christ shines on us, others will see Christ through
us.
When
we unite ourselves with Christ and grow in our spiritual life, His true light
will radiate through us. As Paul affirms, “And Christ will shine on you.”
Hence, “So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober.” (1
Thessalonians 5:6, NASB)
Our
bodies, which are the temple of God, and our spiritual life must remain awake
and alive. For we do not know when the Master will return. Jesus Himself
warned:
“Stay
alert, so that He does not come suddenly and find you asleep.” (Mark 13:36,
NASB) If a student keeps sleeping in class, how can he perform well in the
examination? Likewise, we must not sleep through our spiritual duties.
Our
body may be weak, but our spirit must remain fervent. A zealous spirit makes
our prayers acceptable to God, who strengthens us. Thus Jesus said:
“Keep
watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is
willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Mark 14:38, NASB)
Let us
therefore awake from our sleep and rise from among the dead, so that Christ may
shine upon us.

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