Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
Sat, 19 March 2022

Living Life Worthy of God (2)

Observation:

What does it mean to be called by God into His own kingdom and glory (v.12)?

Deeper Reflection
TO “WALK IN A MANNER WORTHY OF GOD” IS TO “LIVE IN a way that corresponds to the character and demands of God”24, to live “the holy life, one that honours God in all its relationships and activities”25. Instead of giving a list of specific commandments to be obeyed, Paul sets before us “the goal of living in a way that is consistent with the nature of God”26. This presupposes that knowing God is a critical necessity. And we can truly know God in where He has revealed Himself: The Scriptures. And we also pray, that we “may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all Spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him” (Col 1:9-10).God “calls” us “into His own kingdom and glory” (v.12). “Calls” in the present tense indicates that it is an ongoing call.27 This call is particularly significant and relevant to a discipleship context of suffering, which was that of the Thessalonians (1 Thess 1:6; 2:14). God’s kingdom is “the kingly rule, the reign, the dominion and the sovereignty of God in the hearts of people”28; and God’s glory is God’s presence (Exo 40:34-35). Both are present and future realities. So, we anchor in the present with an assured future. Because we are in God’s “kingdom”, we can have “patient endurance” in our “tribulation” “in Jesus” (Rev 1:9). And as “we rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (Rom 5:2), “the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon” us in our suffering (1 Pet 4:14). 
24 Jeffrey A. D. Weima, 157 25 Gene L. Green, 137 26 Jeffrey A. D. Weima, 157 27 Jeffrey A. D. Weima, 157 28 James A. Brooks, Mark, The New American Commentary (Broadman, 1991), 47
Application:

What does God’s calling of me into His own kingdom and glory mean to me in my discipleship journey?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for Church Board: To grasp the significance of being called into
  • God’s kingdom and glory
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  •  Pray for self

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Daily Devo
Daily Devotional Journal
Sun, 31 December 2023

Sunday Journal

Past Week’s Review
  • What was my high point and my low point for the week?
  • What gave me life and what drained me?
  • How was the Spirit of God at work?
Reflect

What is one key thing that God said to me this week in light of what has happened?

Respond

What is one thing I need to do in light of what God is saying?
Commit in prayer.

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