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The illustration of light, gives us the blessed responsibility to walk
in the light of the Lord. Which really means, be holy. The
illustration of wine, gives us the blessed responsibility of walking
in the joy of the Lord. The picture of marriage, gives us the
blessed responsibility of walking in union with the Lord.
Ephesians 5:1-14,

“Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and
walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave Himself up
for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God, into an aroma of
a sweet smell.

But let sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness
not even be named among you, as also is proper to saints,
and filthiness, and foolish talking, or crude joking, which are
not fitting, but rather thanksgiving. For this you know,
realizing that any fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous
man, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of
Christ and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of
these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of
disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them. For
you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Walk as children of light— for the fruit of the light is in all
goodness and righteousness and truth— discerning what is
well-pleasing to the Lord.

And do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather even expose them. For it is shameful
even to mention the things being done by them in secret. But
everything being exposed by the light is made visible, for
everything becoming visible is light. Therefore it says:
‘Awake you, the one sleeping, and rise up out from the dead,
and Christ will shine upon you.”

Let me identify the great illustration. Notice verse 8, “Formerly
darkness; now light. You are light in the Lord. Walk as
children of light.” Verse 9, “The fruit of light.” Verse 11,
“Unfruitful deeds of darkness.” It’s the illustration of light.