“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” – Ephesians 4:1-3
As Christians, we’ll never actually be worthy of the amazing grace God has shown us in forgiving our sins, adopting us as His children, and granting us eternal life. That’s what makes it grace — we’re never able to earn it or deserve it.
However, we’re called to live every moment of every day in a way that reflects that grace and that is, to the best of our Spirit-filled ability, worthy of all God has done for us in Jesus Christ. That doesn’t necessarily look the way you might imagine it. A life worthy of your calling in Christ doesn’t necessarily look like a life of glorious triumphs and visible victories for Jesus. It doesn’t necessarily look like larger-than-life accomplishments, earthly fame, or numerous followers.
Daily life that’s worthy of your suffering, humble, crucified Savior looks like Him. Your habit and pattern of life, love, and interaction with a broken and hurting world needs to look like humility. It should look like deflecting praise and attention to Jesus, not yourself. It should look like gentleness. Not weakness or yielding to falsehood, but gentleness in all things, including important struggles for the Lord. It should look like patience with the failings and weaknesses of others, just as Jesus is patient with your failings and weaknesses. It should look like laboring with and supporting other believers who are hard to work with, support, or love because Jesus does that with you. It should look like a desperate desire to keep the church unified rather than dividing it to accomplish your goals and priorities.
Such a way of life is hard, very hard because of our cultural upbringing. It goes against our nature, but that’s the point. As Christians we should never be operating in our nature. We’re called to operate in the nature of Christ Who lives in us! Commit and re-commit to live every moment of your life in a manner worthy of your glorious calling!