2 Thessalonians 1:11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,12 so 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.
As I was reading this last night I was struck by the phrase ‘may make you worthy’.
A lot of times as Christians are taught, you get saved, you’re redeemed, you get your get out of hell free card, reserved for the non-smoking section, thats it, el fin, no mas. As a Christian we’re instantly seen as heaven bound by Christ so we’re already supposed to have it all together and figured out right? Apparently not, Paul knew that and he knew that the Thessalonican’s knew it too. Paul prayed that God would make them worth of Christ’s calling. That sure seems like an active word to me.
Sanctification is a process. I’m still going through it, you’re still going through it and no one has arrived that is still alive.
I go each day praying that I may be made worthy to fulfill His work, whatever it is that he has called me to do, whether immediately or long term.
What are you being sanctified from today?
