Living a life worthy of the calling

I am gripped today by the fact that God is looking for a people that He knows can never earn His love in any way, work for His grace, or pay the price for their own salvation to live lives worthy of His calling.  It is everywhere in the Bible just look at Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 1:27; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:11 and you'll see the same message...Live lives worthy of Me and My Kingdom.  The reality is that we cannot ever be worthy in our own doing but God is the One, who qualifies us, picks us up, washes us, sanctifies us, breaths new life in us, transforms us, and enables us to live lives that reflect His glory.  The Westminister Confession states: Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.  There is no higher calling in our lives than to live lives that represent Jesus well.  This of course is why Paul says you must walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16) because He is the One who empowers us to walk in faithfulness before God and man.  God is making His appeal through us (2 Cor. 5:20) and we, His people, are His fulness that fills everything in every way (Eph. 1:23).  With this in mind it makes sense that Scripture calls us to live lives that are worthy of His calling, to love God with everything we are and to love all people like we love ourselves, to carry our crosses and deny ourselves, love the orphans, widows, poor, oppressed, lost, last, least and to no longer view anyone from a worldly point of view (2 Cor. 5:16) but to see through His eyes, to think His thoughts (1 Cor. 2:16), and to have a new heart that is moved to follow Him and obey His commands (Ezekiel 36:26-27).  So let's do it!  Let's make it our aim to stay filled with His Spirit and stay on our faces in humility living lives that reflect His glory in everything (2 Cor. 3:17-18; 1 Cor. 10:31) so that all men and women may see our good deeds and glorify our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16, 1 Peter 2:12).