Circle-Living

It was another 3:30 AM wake-up. I grabbed the notepad I kept close by and jotted down what I heard with a clear vision of a tripod sign standing on the ceramic tiled floor—CAUTION: Slippery when wet. And this Bible verse came to mind:

“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.” Ephesians 5:15

“Circum”—a prefix meaning around. Is the Bible telling us to walk around in a circle? No, and yes, but not by walking around and around aimlessly. Addressing saints, Paul tells us to be imitators of God, His children of the light (v. 1, 14).

“Specere”—to look. We must be careful how we live (walk), not as unwise, but wise because the days are full of evil (and slippery). If we cautiously and vigilantly look about with 360° vision, we can avoid the sins of the darkness (vs. 3–7) by living wisely. Confessing our sins and daily yielding to the lordship of Christ to live rightly, our fruit-bearing lives demonstrate what pleases God: being filled with His Spirit, praising and thanking Him, and serving one another.

We must spend our time wisely; we can’t get back spent time.