A Worthy Walk

“Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.”  Ephesians 4:1-6

“In light of who we are, by the gift of God’s grace;
Let us walk in a manner, worthy of our place.”

That verse presents the heart of the teaching of Paul in the New Testament book of Ephesians. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 focus on giving instruction on how we, as Christians, ought to walk (our conduct or behavior). By a worthy walk, Paul is referring to a walk (or a life) that has weight to it, quality, character!

What is your life saying to those around who are watching you? What does your daily life say to your spouse? Your children? Your parents? Your roommate? Your closest friends? Your associates? Are they seeing a life which is consistent with the Sunday claims that come from your mouth? Are they seeing in you a true reflection of the person God has called and empowered you to be?

Paul gives a tremendous exhortation in the first three verses of Ephesians 4 to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.” Then he goes on to explain that manner of walk. How deeply do these qualities grace your life? Humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance, diligence, peace?

The believer’s walk and talk are a dead giveaway of what is at the inner core of his or her being.