A Prayer of Worthiness

Only God can make us worthy and He does that through His Son Jesus Christ initially and through God’s power continually on a daily basis.

Review

• A Prayer for Wisdom – Ephesians 1:15-19
• A Prayer to the Father – Ephesians 3:14-21
• A Prayer for Maturity – Philippians 1:9-11
• A Prayer for Thanksgiving – Colossians 1:9-14

Thankfulness

• Ephesians 1:16
• Philippians 1:3
• Colossians 1:3, 12
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3

What about suffering?

• 2 Thessalonians 1:1-11
  • Worthiness – verses 5, 11
  • Deem extremely deserving

The Prayer

• Counted worthy
  • To declare deserving, to deem worthy, judged as acceptable
• Fulfill
  • His pleasure, goodness, work, power – by faith
• Goal
  • Glorify God and Christ in our lives
  • Ephesians 4:1; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:12

How were they counted worthy?