Lead A Life Worthy Of The Calling

To Which You Have Been Called

I therefore, the prisoner of 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. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Ephesians 4:1-6

It is one thing to say we believe that Jesus Christ, the second Person of the holy Trinity, identifies Himself with us. It is quite another to feel the blessed experience of our identification with Him. But we do not have to resort to extreme measures to grasp the truth of that oneness, for Christ Himself has endured the most extreme of all measures to identify with us. He went to the cross to reconcile a sinful human race to Himself.

Reading Scripture, praying, and partaking of the Lord’s Supper can help us gain some awareness of our identification with our Lord and Savior. But regardless of how we feel, our unity with Him is a fact that we must grasp in faith.

The just shall live by faith – not by feeling.

Our Daily Bread – February 16, 2008