In our last visit I encouraged you to always remember the essence of a Christian worldview. Review it when the going gets rough. It will encourage and comfort you and inspire you to press on and persevere courageously. And yes, if it is too soon to quit, what should I be about?
First, foremost and always my desire should be that God would count my walk to be worthy of His calling. Then I must establish some good purposes. To make sure our purposes are good they need to be Biblically based, prayerfully developed and thoroughly evaluated, including by others.
Having faith in our good purposes, however, will not make them happen. We must act. But we must act prompted by faith that the purposes we’re acting upon are good and that God will empower us to see them fulfilled through our actions. The important point in this is that God’s power is what fulfills these purposes.
If this really happens it will be because of God’s grace and it will result in Christ being glorified. That should be our only concern. If it is, Paul points out some of that glory will reflect on us. When people see this happen it will be similar to what Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” That’s what life is all about for the Christian.
Let me encourage you to review this study of 2 Thessalonians 1. Pray that God would enable you to live it out in your daily life. Also, I would appreciate it if you would let me know if this study has been helpful to you.
