"As a prisoner of the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." (Ephesians 4:1).
AH, that raises a question: What is the calling you have received? Do you know?
One of the more virulent aspects of the Christian life is this hazard of having to interact with individuals who are unaware of the calling they have received. Whether from good or evil intentions, they have taken positions in the body of Christ that were not ordained for them by God. And the results of being (to re-phrase Jim Collins) "in the wrong seat, on the wrong bus" can be deadly.
As Pastor Benji said so succinctly during the first service, "God gives gifts as He sees fit" (see Ephesians 4:7). And we would do well to accept those gifts, and use them, to His glory.
So, my friend, is your life an expression of your calling? Have you embraced the gifts He has poured into you? Or are you despising your calling and coveting the gifts He has given to others?
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