Praying God's Word: Prayers of Paul (Part 2)Sample

PRAY FOR LIVES THAT GLORIFY GOD

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 – Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Since the Thessalonian Christians were in the midst of persecution and tribulation, they needed prayer. Here, Paul assured them he and his associates pray always for them.

God gives Christians a high calling. The calling is to see Him glorified in us at His coming. Paul rightly prays the Thessalonians may be counted worthy of this calling, and he shows ways to fulfill this calling.

We live worthy of His call when we fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness, living lives touched by His goodness, and displaying His goodness.

We live worthy of His call when we fulfill … the work of faith with power, believing in Jesus, and seeing His work done all around us by faith.

We live worthy of His call when the name of our Lord Jesus Christ is glorified in us. We understand this means more than the name of our Lord Jesus as a word but also as a representation of His character.

We live worthy of His call when we are glorified in Him when He alone is our source of glory and exaltation, and who we are in Jesus is more important than who we are in anything else.

This great work of living worthy of His calling can only happen according to the grace of God. It happens by His power, favor, and acceptance in work in us, moving along our will and cooperation.

Prompt: Pray 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12. Ask Jesus for His goodness and power to be displayed in your life and the life of a friend.

Based on the Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik.