14 for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said:Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.
15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise —
16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil.
17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:
19 speaking to one anotherin psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,singing and making musicfrom your heart to the Lord,
20 giving thanks always for everythingto God the Fatherin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,