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WALKING WORTHY

Text:Ephesians 4:1

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.

 The Lord has called every believer with a holy calling in accordance to His purpose. In 2 Timothy 1:9, the scripture says that God  has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Having received the call, a responsibility is now laid on us to walk worthy of the call. The first thing we shall be considering today is to consider what the call is. 

The reason many believers are confused today is simply because they do not know what  their calling is. This was why apostle Paul prayed for the church in Ephesus that the eyes of their understanding might be enlightened. (Ephesians 1:18).

 *Unless a believer's eyes are enlightened, he cannot know the hope of his calling. And if he does not know the hope of his calling, he cannot find REST for his soul* 

Our first call as a believer is not a call to do something or run a particular errand for God but a call to become  and to partake of God's glory, holiness, and salvation.

He called us to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 *"...God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.(2 Thessalonians 2:13-14).* 

Secondly, He has called us into His Kingdom and glory "...that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
(1 Thessalonians 2:12).

Our first calling supercedes every other call. It is a call to come back to God. It is a call to become as the first born- our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the reason discipleship is key. It is the platform for which we come into our calling. 

The invitation Jesus gave in Matthew 11:28 is     the access door into our calling. It is a call unto REST. *"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28).* This rest for the soul can be attained by first of all taking a step to come unto Jesus in order to LEARN of and from him. He said, "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Matthew 11:29).

Having come unto Him, we embrace His yoke and learn from Him, then we shall find  rest for our souls- This is SALVATION.  Hebrews 4:10 says "For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His".

*BIBLE READING* :
 
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17.
 
 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

Father, please grant me the grace to walk worthy of my calling.

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