What kind of life are you leading? Are you leading a humble life? Are you gentle? Are you being patient? Do you bear with others in love? Do you seek peace? Are you unified with others in the Spirit? Do you lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called?
When observe the lives many in our society are leading, we may shake our heads in wonder. Sometimes it seems as though they are wandering aimlessly. They may appear successful, having all the “toys,” but they seem to have no direction. That is not the life we are called to.
We are called to follow Jesus. That means following His commands, His teachings, and His example. Paul writes to the church in Ephesus what this means. We are to live a life worthy of our calling. Notice the list of traits Paul uses to describe that life. His list includes being humble and gentle. Not a doormat but someone who is kind and caring.
When he speaks of bearing with one another, Paul states it is to be done in love. The term to bear with means to put up with or to endure. In other words, when our fellow Christians make mistakes or have errors in judgment, we are to lovingly correct them rather than be angry and abusive. Otherwise, we fall to the temptations of Satan.
Paul states we are to make every effort to maintain unity. Remember, Jesus prayed for unity in John 17. That unity is to be in the Holy Spirit and the bond of peace. Peace is not only the absence of violence or hatefulness but includes a calmness in our spirit. That only comes when we allow the Holy Spirit to be our guide.
Notice Paul begs them (and us) to lead a life worthy of the calling. Most pastors continue begging the church they are leading to lead a life worthy of the calling. They continue to attempt to lead their churches to the traits Paul speaks of. The more our churches lead a life worthy our calling, the more we will see our churches grow.
I pray we all seek to live a life worthy of our calling. I pray are humble, gentle, and patient. I pray each one of us will bear with one another in love, maintaining unity of the Holy Spirit. Lead worthy life. Be humble. Be gentle. Be patient. Bear with one another. Love one another. Be unified in the Spirit.
Ephesians 4:1-3 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Marty Pressey 