Mind Your Manners

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,” - Ephesians 4:1

Did your parents ever tell you to “mind your manners?” Maybe it was “Stop running all around the store!” They usually said this when you were embarrassing them, which typically occurred in a public setting or when other people were around. In their eyes you weren’t walking in the manner they wanted you to. Are you concerned about the manner in which you walk? Paul is urging the Ephesians to be who God called them to be. To not run out of control but to understand the high call the Lord Jesus has placed on you and to not defame the name of Christ but to exalt it.

“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”
- Ephesians 4:2

What does your walk look like? Americans are people who want things now. We don’t like to wait. Our fast food needs to be fast, traffic jams drive us nuts, and we lose our minds when the satellite or internet isn’t working. If we truly look at our culture and our lives we see that pride runs rampant, patience is nowhere to be found, and love for the most part is a selfish replacement for what real love should be.

We as kids hated when our parents told us to “mind your manners.” As believers we need to embrace a manner worthy of the calling which we have been called. We need people to tell us to “mind your manners” even if we don’t like it. Christ and His kingdom has to be of the utmost importance in our lives. It has to be greater than our self.

Further Reading: Ephesians 4