"I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of
the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness,
with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to
keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Eph 4:1-3
As I
was pondering the "prisoner" aspect of this verse, I began to realize that
Paul's comments were not only about his prisoner status, but also about you
and me. As a prisoner of Jesus Christ, Paul is calling us to walk worthy of
our calling.
What is our calling? We are called to be a child of the King. Now that's a calling. Some time ago, I was reading an article in the Costco's Club business newsletter by August A. Bush IV -- the great, great, great grandson of the founder of the Budweiser Brewery in St.
Louis. I almost didn't read it because it was written by a beer monger, but my curiosity got the best of me. One of the things that struck me is how Mr. Bush IV walks in a manner worthy of his calling. He is a fourth generation beer man. He is in the business. H