1 Thessalonians 2:12 “We exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.”
As I read the letters of the apostle Paul it is clear that he was passionate about the idea that a believer is to walk/live worthy of God. He was passionate in his pleas for the believer to please god. This theme is stated over and over in letter after letter. Along with his charge we just read to the Thessalonians, he would write:
To the Ephesians in 4:1 “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,”
To the Philippians in 1:27 “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,”
To the Colossians in1:10 “so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him,”
Here in 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 “we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
To the Corinthians, he wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:9, “Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.”
To the Ephesians, he appealed in Ephesians 5:10 that they would “discern what is pleasing to the Lord.”
What is your purpose as a believer based on the verses you have read? In considering the charge and exhortation of the Apostle Paul that “you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory” what should be your top priority? The answer is easy, is it not? We should be living to please Him!
The question then is how do you go about day by day, minute by minute, living a life that is worthy of God, who has made you part of His family and of His kingdom?
For me, it is having questions that serve as a filter for decision-making, such as: does this action or attitude live up to the expectations of my Lord? Is the action acceptable to the Lord? Does the action/attitude please Him?
Another answer we might give is to live like Jesus as He pleased His heavenly Father. In seeking to live like Jesus we need to abide in and with Jesus because who we hang around is who we become. Decide to abide with Jesus, and you will find yourself living life Jesus, and then you will be doing things worthy of your calling!
Continue Strong living worthy of your high calling!
And remember to DATE The Word