Pray the Word with David Platt as a resource from Radical.net.

In the bond of peace, wow, what an exhortation. Paul, he says, I'm in prison for the Lord and I'm

urging you to do something. I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you've

been called. Even that phrase alone, God's calling our lives. So what does a life look like that's

worthy of the call of God to Jesus in our lives? And here's how he spells it out to walk with all

humility and gentleness. This is what it means to live a life that's consistent with the calling of

God to be humble, to be gentle with patience, to be patient with other people, to bear with other

people in love, to believe the best about other people, to go out of your way, to accommodate and

love the people around you with an eagerness. Like, I really want this to maintain the unity of

the spirit and the bond of peace to an everything you can. Being eager to maintain the unity we have

as followers of Jesus in his spirit. According to the bond of peace, there's a bond of peace that

binds us together, what imagery all throughout these verses. And I just want you to think about your

life. Let's think about our lives. I'll do the same as we pray according to these verses. And let's

pray that God would help us to live today in a manner worthy of the calling to which we've been

called. God, we want that in our lives. We want to walk in these ways. So we pray for humility.

God, we ask that you remove all pride from us. Please forgive us for our pride. Please

crucify our pride. We pray for humility and gentleness. Oh, God, whenever the flesh rises up in us

in ways that are not gentle, we pray that you would overcome our flesh with the fruit of your

spirit of gentleness. With patience, God, we praise you for your patience with us. We pray that

you would help us to show patience to others as you have shown it so faithfully to us. Make us

patient people. Help us to bear with others in love. God, knowing there are things we disagree

about with others. There are things that even frustrate us about others. Help us to bear with them

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