“Only let
each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God
has called him.” (v.17)
Here in
chapter 7 Paul is telling the Corinthians they don’t need to try and become
something they are not. “Retain the place in life the Lord has assigned you”
(v.17), “remain where you were called” (v.20), remain in the situation God
called you to” (v.24). In other words, don’t feel pressured to do something or
go somewhere God has not directed you.
This passage
is just as relevant today as it was back then. God can use us where we are
right now; on the job, at school, in our neighborhoods. We don’t need to go to
Seminary school, or Bible college, nor halfway around the world, to be used by
God. All we need to be is ourselves and available to Him.
Let's walk our path and not strive to go somewhere else.
Let's walk our path and not strive to go somewhere else.
The Truth
“I (Paul),
therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called..”
(Ephesians 4:1)
