Ephesians 4:1-3 - I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love, diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds [us].
Look at the qualities Paul lists immediately, while his instruction to walk in a way that's worthy of your calling are still echoing in the air.
•Humility.
•Gentleness.
•Patience.
•Bearing with one another.
•Loving people.
•Working hard to keep the unity among believers.
It's pretty simple. When you make an effort to live in a Christ-honoring manner, it immediately affects the people around you. It's like the foot washing in the upper room. It's a way of living that goes against the grain. It shocks people all the humility and gentleness. It stuns people, at the strength they find in such a person.
If this is you, then it's like this. The people around you go first. Other people get the best portion. People you live with, people you work with, people you study with, play with, hang out with, they get more than you do. They get more honor. They get more prestige. They get more joy. They might even have more stuff, more money. It's a lifestyle that says you will be the servant, and they will be the served.
Why? Because you make sure it happens that way.
