Eph. 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
There are several callings which I have received. I am first a Christian bearing the name of Christ upon every aspect of my life. I am also a husband, a leader, a teacher and mentor. These are all important roles that are integral to whatever community of believers I find myself blessed to be in.
As Paul wrote these words he was anticipating the further growth of the church which was just beginning to bud at this time. Each of us has a part in the body, that part is our calling. Paul is urging these first century saints to identify the part of the body which they are and to live it out fully.
1 Cor 12:12
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
The body of Christ is complete, He does not make mistakes, He does not form incomplete works. He has created every member of the body to function a certain way. Just the same as the physical body has differing parts with differing functions. For example how useful would a body be if the kidneys or the knees refuse to function, it would affect the overall ability and potential of that body. In the same way for instance with a group of interns, some are called to lead and others are called to administrate or to give. Each of us needs to step up into our calling or the part of the body we are and to do it all out, so as not to hinder the functionality or potential of the body as a whole. This is why Paul is urging this group of believers to step up in this way, the foundation of the Church of Christ was held in the balance of whether these first believers properly fulfilled their functions in the body.
APPLICATION
I need to bear in mind the obligation I have to the body of Christ to walk worthy of the calling I have received.
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