In Ephesians 4 Paul exhorted his readers to walk in a manner worthy of their calling. We are to become in our practice who we already are in our position. In Ephesians 5, He further expounds on what it means to have a worthy walk—to walk in love,
How can we honor God in our relationships, particularly in the family and in our jobs? He calls us to live out of our identity in Him, loving others and treating them with respect.
Out of our joy, love, and gratitude in Christ, we are to love others. As we keep in step with the Spirit, recalibrating our lives to obey His voice, we will approach our relationships with love—including the marriage relationship.
How do you make the most of your time? Obedience to God and walking in the power of the Holy Spirit are key to the Christian life.
We must live in a way that is compatible with our new nature, our identity in Christ. This involves walking in wisdom and not giving in to temptation.
God has called us saints—and we need to live out of that identity. We have moved from the sphere of darkness to light and should walk in that light.
What does it look like to imitate God? We need to look at the life of Christ, learning how to love others as He loved us.
Preaching at Christ Church of Atlanta on August 19, 2018, Ken Boa connects passages from Psalm 147, Proverbs 9, and Ephesians 5, emphasizing how the glory and beauty of creation should lead us into praise and worship of the Creator, who in turn calls us to walk in wisdom (with every aspect of our lives under His dominion).
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