April 9, 2019 WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING
2 Thessalonians 1:10-12 “when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed-for our testimony to you was believed. To this end we also pray for you always that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power; in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
The verses preceding these verses make it clear that Jesus will one day come with ‘His mighty angels in flaming fire’ and will ‘deal out retribution to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel’. (Some will find those verses not politically correct.) As believers, we must be aware of the sobering possibility of not being found worthy of our calling when He returns. There is a type of fear that is not of God and that is unhealthy, but there is a fear that is healthy, a fear that helps keep our focus on God’s calling and plans for us. Dennis Peacock says that we should always be motivated by the love of God, but the right kind of fear is a safety net for us that keeps us from veering off the path that God has for us. God has marvelous plans for those who believe and for those who obey His gospel. Jesus is coming back, but He will not be riding on a donkey as He was when He was about to lay His life down. He will be coming-“on that day”- with mighty angels and will be ‘marveled at’ by all who believe. That day will be like no other day in history-can you imagine? That day, when Jesus returns, will be what God has been moving toward through-out human history. On that day, Jesus will be glorified in His saints and His saints glorified in Him! The absolute greatest desire in all of life that we should have is to be found worthy when He comes again-on that day. Being found worthy is not gained by our own strength, but we will be found worthy by being about the things of God. Being found worthy is a daily thing. If we have ‘desires for goodness’ and we have faith that is at work, God will bring it to pass-in order that He may be glorified through the life we live-our actions. When we meditate on this truth, it seems so foolish and such a waste of time to fret over the insignificant, to be distracted by and invest so much in what is not really important-‘to major on the minors.’ As believers, let us be keenly aware of the fact that He is coming back just as He said He would, and He will be coming back in power like we have never witnessed before. It’s our place to begin now to make sure we are ready for that day and that we will be found worthy. Let us lay aside anything that does not please the Lord.
Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into heaven? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
1 John 2:28 “And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.”
Blessings,
Buddy
2 Thessalonians 1:10-12 “when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed-for our testimony to you was believed. To this end we also pray for you always that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power; in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
The verses preceding these verses make it clear that Jesus will one day come with ‘His mighty angels in flaming fire’ and will ‘deal out retribution to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel’. (Some will find those verses not politically correct.) As believers, we must be aware of the sobering possibility of not being found worthy of our calling when He returns. There is a type of fear that is not of God and that is unhealthy, but there is a fear that is healthy, a fear that helps keep our focus on God’s calling and plans for us. Dennis Peacock says that we should always be motivated by the love of God, but the right kind of fear is a safety net for us that keeps us from veering off the path that God has for us. God has marvelous plans for those who believe and for those who obey His gospel. Jesus is coming back, but He will not be riding on a donkey as He was when He was about to lay His life down. He will be coming-“on that day”- with mighty angels and will be ‘marveled at’ by all who believe. That day will be like no other day in history-can you imagine? That day, when Jesus returns, will be what God has been moving toward through-out human history. On that day, Jesus will be glorified in His saints and His saints glorified in Him! The absolute greatest desire in all of life that we should have is to be found worthy when He comes again-on that day. Being found worthy is not gained by our own strength, but we will be found worthy by being about the things of God. Being found worthy is a daily thing. If we have ‘desires for goodness’ and we have faith that is at work, God will bring it to pass-in order that He may be glorified through the life we live-our actions. When we meditate on this truth, it seems so foolish and such a waste of time to fret over the insignificant, to be distracted by and invest so much in what is not really important-‘to major on the minors.’ As believers, let us be keenly aware of the fact that He is coming back just as He said He would, and He will be coming back in power like we have never witnessed before. It’s our place to begin now to make sure we are ready for that day and that we will be found worthy. Let us lay aside anything that does not please the Lord.
Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into heaven? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
1 John 2:28 “And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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