Worthy Living by Pastor Jim Wilson

Worthy living involves humility—not humiliation or powerlessness, but complete submission to God and voluntary submission to one another. Humility does not place self-worth over others or God.   Worthy living includes gentleness, which is a spirit of compassion and kindness.   Worthy living displays patience when pressured or annoyed. It is long-suffering with a calm endurance.   Worthy living is characterized by the ability to bear with one another, show love under pressure.   Worthy living maintains the unity of the Spirit that binds us together in peace.   Please notice how these characteristics emerge from the Father’s choosing us (Eph. 1:4), adopting us as his children through the blood of Jesus (Eph. 1:5-10), providing us with an inheritance of hope in Christ (Eph. 1:11-12) and sealing our salvation with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13-14).   Because we are part of God’s family—chosen by the Father, adopted through the Son and sealed by the Spirit we can live humbly together, be gentle, and patient, bearing with one another, and being unified in the Spirit.