Living a worthy life

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you have been called (Ephesians 4:1).

This morning, God is urging us as believers to live in a manner befitting His people because He has chosen us to be His own. Our way of life serves as evidence of our salvation. If we do not live in a way that reflects our faith, the world may begin to question the authenticity of our salvation. Being born again comes with significant responsibilities tied to the works of faith. If our friends and family are reluctant to come to Christ through us, we may be living irresponsibly concerning our faith. Just as a seed that does not bear fruit cannot be considered a living seed, if we fail to display the character of Christ in our lives, we call into question the presence of eternal life within us.

It is crucial not to misunderstand what Jesus said in John 10:27-28—that those He has given eternal life will never lose it or perish. Some believers misinterpret this as a license to continue sinning after salvation. The believers referred to by Jesus are those who are His sheep, who listen to Him, which He knows intimately, and follow His guidance; these are the ones He assures will never lose eternal life. While we do not earn our salvation through our works nor can we maintain it through human effort, we have a responsibility to treasure and value this great gift of salvation. We must work out our salvation with reverence for God, living for His glory and approaching His word with trembling hearts. 

God has chosen us as His own, and we cannot afford to misrepresent Him to the world. We should live as those who have truly been crucified with Christ, allowing Him to express His nature through us. Our conduct should reflect our faith in Christ to those around us. A believer who bears the fruit of righteousness demonstrates true repentance of sin and acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Saviour. If anyone continues to live in sin while calling himself a believer, he is deceiving himself; a true believer will never find joy in sinning or adopt it as a lifestyle. If someone does, it suggests that the seed of God’s righteousness has not been planted in his life from the outset.

Just as any gift that we fail to value will not bear fruit in our lives. We may possess the gift of salvation, but if we do not allow it to bear fruit, it may appear as though we do not have it at all. Even if we are genuinely born again, if we are not bearing the fruit of righteousness as believers, we appear to God like unbelievers. If we persist in sin after we have been saved, our ultimate fate will be eternal damnation, alongside those who have rejected Christ as their Lord and Saviour. 

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