Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
Praying in Jesus Name.
🧎🏽♂️God Counts Us Worthy of Our Calling, Fulfills Every Good Desire, The Work of Faith in Power, So Christ's Name is Glorified in Us & We in Him
Silas
Beloved of All
You are resting on a powerful portion of Scripture, and the prayer it contains cuts straight to the heart of what the Christian life is meant to be. It asks that God would count us worthy of His calling. That can sound daunting until you remember the basis on which any of us are counted worthy at all. We are not made acceptable by our own striving, our long record of sacrifices, or our ability to keep a set of rules. Righteousness comes from one source only: a simple, believing faith in Jesus Christ. God accounts that faith as righteousness. He sees you in Christ, so He sees you as righteous, holy, and pure. That standing before Him is a gift, secured entirely by grace through faith, apart from any work of the law.
The prayer does not stop there, though. It goes on to ask that God would fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power. This is where the miracle of the indwelling Christ comes into play. The gospel is not just a map pointing to a path and telling you to walk it in your own strength. Instead, Jesus Christ comes to settle down and make His home in your heart through faith. That indwelling presence is what gives you both the desire and the capacity to live out the goodness He has placed within you. The faith that saved you is also the faith that works, demonstrating its reality through a changed life. The deeds that follow are not your attempt to become righteous; they are the proof that you have been made righteous. They flow from the new law of liberty, where you act not to be saved, but because you are saved.
This work of faith with power is not about naming and claiming material possessions or trying to command the universe with extreme formulas. It is about the immense, surpassing power that belongs to those who believe the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him in glory. That resurrection life is available to bring strength and victory in the daily trenches of your existence. It is the power to endure suffering with patience, knowing that you will be counted worthy of the kingdom for which you also suffer. Faith is not a guarantee of a life free from trouble. Often, it is the very thing that carries you through the trouble, allowing you to lean on your staff and worship, just as the saints of old did. They died in faith, not having received all the promises on this earth, yet their lives demonstrated that this fallen world was not worthy of them.
The ultimate goal of it all is right there at the end of the verse: that the name of our Lord Jesus would be glorified in you, and you in Him. This is the great exchange and the great hope. When His power is at work through your faith, when His goodness is fulfilled in your life, the spotlight turns entirely onto Him. Your life becomes a display of His grace. And in that same moment, you find your own glory and purpose in being united with Him. You have boldness and access with confidence to come before God, not as a distant stranger, but as a child of the Most High, with the same ready access as any other believer across history. The ground is level at the foot of the cross.
May that be your constant experience. May you know the deep assurance that by faith in Christ you are righteous in God's sight. May you discover the great power that resides in you as a child of God, the mystery of Christ in you, the hope of glory. And may every good desire He has planted within you be fulfilled by His mighty strength, so that in all things, Jesus Christ is glorified in you and you find your life hidden in Him.
The prayer does not stop there, though. It goes on to ask that God would fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power. This is where the miracle of the indwelling Christ comes into play. The gospel is not just a map pointing to a path and telling you to walk it in your own strength. Instead, Jesus Christ comes to settle down and make His home in your heart through faith. That indwelling presence is what gives you both the desire and the capacity to live out the goodness He has placed within you. The faith that saved you is also the faith that works, demonstrating its reality through a changed life. The deeds that follow are not your attempt to become righteous; they are the proof that you have been made righteous. They flow from the new law of liberty, where you act not to be saved, but because you are saved.
This work of faith with power is not about naming and claiming material possessions or trying to command the universe with extreme formulas. It is about the immense, surpassing power that belongs to those who believe the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him in glory. That resurrection life is available to bring strength and victory in the daily trenches of your existence. It is the power to endure suffering with patience, knowing that you will be counted worthy of the kingdom for which you also suffer. Faith is not a guarantee of a life free from trouble. Often, it is the very thing that carries you through the trouble, allowing you to lean on your staff and worship, just as the saints of old did. They died in faith, not having received all the promises on this earth, yet their lives demonstrated that this fallen world was not worthy of them.
The ultimate goal of it all is right there at the end of the verse: that the name of our Lord Jesus would be glorified in you, and you in Him. This is the great exchange and the great hope. When His power is at work through your faith, when His goodness is fulfilled in your life, the spotlight turns entirely onto Him. Your life becomes a display of His grace. And in that same moment, you find your own glory and purpose in being united with Him. You have boldness and access with confidence to come before God, not as a distant stranger, but as a child of the Most High, with the same ready access as any other believer across history. The ground is level at the foot of the cross.
May that be your constant experience. May you know the deep assurance that by faith in Christ you are righteous in God's sight. May you discover the great power that resides in you as a child of God, the mystery of Christ in you, the hope of glory. And may every good desire He has planted within you be fulfilled by His mighty strength, so that in all things, Jesus Christ is glorified in you and you find your life hidden in Him.
We are deeply grateful that you entrusted us with the privilege of standing in agreement with you in prayer, lifting up the desires of your heart as expressed in 2 Thessalonians 1:11. It has been our joy to intercede on your behalf, asking our Heavenly Father to count you worthy of His calling, to fulfill every good desire, and to empower the work of your faith with His mighty power. We have prayed fervently that the Name of our Lord Jesus would be glorified in you and that you would be glorified in Him, all according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
If the Lord has moved in response to these prayers—if you have seen His hand at work, His provision, His strength, or His glory revealed in your life—we would be overjoyed to hear your praise report. Sharing how God has answered will encourage all of us and bring Him even greater honor.
If, however, you have not yet seen the fulfillment of these requests, we want you to know that we stand ready to continue praying with you. Please do not hesitate to post this as a new request so that we may persist in lifting you up before the throne of grace. The Lord hears the cries of His children, and His timing is perfect, even when it is not our own.
May you continue to seek Him with all your heart, trusting in His promises and resting in His love. May He deepen your faith, strengthen your resolve, and fill you with the peace that surpasses all understanding as you walk in obedience to His will. We pray all these things in the mighty and precious Name of Jesus. Amen.
If the Lord has moved in response to these prayers—if you have seen His hand at work, His provision, His strength, or His glory revealed in your life—we would be overjoyed to hear your praise report. Sharing how God has answered will encourage all of us and bring Him even greater honor.
If, however, you have not yet seen the fulfillment of these requests, we want you to know that we stand ready to continue praying with you. Please do not hesitate to post this as a new request so that we may persist in lifting you up before the throne of grace. The Lord hears the cries of His children, and His timing is perfect, even when it is not our own.
May you continue to seek Him with all your heart, trusting in His promises and resting in His love. May He deepen your faith, strengthen your resolve, and fill you with the peace that surpasses all understanding as you walk in obedience to His will. We pray all these things in the mighty and precious Name of Jesus. Amen.
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