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“Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a
manner worthy of the calling with which you have been
called.”

Paxton calls this section, “The walk and warfare of the Christian
pilgrim”. Watchman Nee wrote a small commentary on Ephesians
entitled “Sit, Walk and Stand”. This is the “Walk, Stand” section,
the practical section. These chapters will challenge us to walk
and stand as multi-billionaires in Christ. Watchman Nee’s book
has this idea. That we sit before God. We walk before the world.
And then we stand before the enemy. However you approach it,
the emphasis that I’m calling attention to now is in verse 1,
“Walk”. Seven times in this epistle the Holy Spirit calls attention
to that word, “Walk”.

Parents get excited when the little one learns to walk. God is also
thrilled when His children begin walking. He gets excited when His
children take their first step into His ways. Ephesians 4-6 is
teaching us how to walk. In chapter 4, we are going to look in
more detail about what it means, “Walk worthy of your calling”.
What is our calling? There’s great confusion concerning our
“calling”.

For now, let me get it before you by sharing a sister verse from 2
Thessalonians 2:14,

“And it was for this He called you through the gospel, that
you may gain the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

You talk about “calling”, there it is. “It was for this that He
called you, that you might gain the glory of the Lord Jesus
Christ”. Whatever else is included when we talk about a
“calling”, you’ve got to embrace “To gain the glory of the Lord
Jesus Christ”. We’re called to be like Him. To be conformed to
His image. Chapter 4:1 says, “Walk worthy of your calling.”
Without the Spirit of God’s illumination on chapters 4-6, it would
scare the tar out of you to read these chapters.