We focused on three points of why we must ask for his power to fulfill his good resolve (found in 2 Thess. 1:11-12)
1. This is how God will make us worthy of his calling: Are we worthy of God's calling? No, but God is sufficient and He is Sanctifying us to His Calling. Verse 11 says "...that our God may make you worthy of his calling…" we cannot make ourselves worthy for the calling. We cannot live morally upright lives to live up to God's calling, Morality DOES NOT EQUAL Christianity. The end goal is giving Christ the glory not living a socially acceptable/philanthropic life - though that may be a fruit of Christianity, it is not the end goal.
2. We Glorify Him by asking for His power to fulfill His good resolve. For many of us, if we really step back and are honest with ourselves, when we put ourselves in the balance with God, He outweighs us in importance only by a small amount in our mind. David gave a good analogy that we are like the moon, we think we are so bright and shine down over all of the earth, but in reality we are only a small speck of dirt in the sky that only can reflect light from the sun or in this case God's Glory.
3. He will Glorify us in Jesus' name when we ask for His power to fulfill His good resolve. In Romans 8:30 it says "…those whom He called, He also justified; those whom He justified, He also glorified." When He calls us he will make us worthy of His calling, by justifying, then sanctifying, and when we go home to Him we will be glorified in His name. I look forward to this day that I can go home and share with Christ in Glory.
-- Phillip Slaughter
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