Canning more salsa ** Walk worthy...

1 Thessalonians 2:12

that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

This verse is charging us to walk in a manner worthy of God.

Now it is important that we do not misread this idea.

Paul is not saying that we need to be worthy…

This is not possible… God does not tell us to be worthy, of what he has done.

We cannot be worthy in ourselves…

What God is telling us to do is live is a way that demonstrates we understand what God has done…

To live our life in a way that shows who we are…

We are to live in a way that reflects what we have been called to.

Notice what we have been called to. . .  “Who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.”

We have been called …into God’s kingdom and glory. 

**You see, our godly conduct as a believer… is of more significant to our heavenly Father than the good works that we carry out for Him.

Yes, …God has prepared good works for all His children...

But they can only be carried out successfully in the believer who is walking in spirit and truth…

We are reminded throughout Scripture that God calls us both from something… and to something…

We are called from labor to rest in Matthew 11:28.

We are called from death to life in 1 John 3:14.

We are called from bondage to liberty in Galatians 5:13

and we are called from darkness to light in 1 Peter 2:9

Our hope in God’s kingdom and glory is what compels us to walk worthy of God...

This hope in God’s kingdom and glory is why we can be bold when persecuted and in suffering...

This hope in God’s kingdom and glory is why we live in purity...

This hope in God’s kingdom and glory is why we love others and open our lives to each other...

Let’s each of us walk worthy of God and focus on the goal of eternity as we live before God.

God Bless! I hope you'll watch the video for the complete devotion...