“WORTHY?”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 601

October 18, 2022///

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (KJV)
¹¹ As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
¹² That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WALK WORTHY OF GOD!

As I read this scripture earlier, I desired to share encouragement of how we walk worthy!

I think you will agree with me that this is an overwhelming thought! To walk worthy of the Creator of the Universe? Is it possible to do that?

Is it possible that He who spoke and caused things to be that were not, who sees every thought of our mind and causes every beat of our heart, to count us worthy?

We know He is worthy! He is worthy of all our praise and adoration and has amazing plans for each of us, but for me to be worthy of Him is difficult to understand!

But we were worthy enough that God the Son, Jesus Christ, came and lived among men and gave Himself for each of us that we are free from the burden and punishment of being separated or lost from our Creator God!

John 15:4-5 (KJV)
⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
⁵ I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

There is the key! When we abide in Jesus and He abides in us, we are worthy of God!

Make no mistake, God is pure Love, and His Love never changes. Whether we abide in His truths or march to the voices in the world we are Love by our Creator. He Loves those who are controlled by evil and give no honor to Him.

God Loves the unlovable, the rebellious, the stubborn, the selfish, and those who are trying to chart their own course! He Loves the homeless, the desperate, the rich and the poor!

God’s Love never changes, but if we want to walk worthy of the call to His kingdom through Jesus Christ, we must abide in Jesus and let Him live through us.

If He is the vine and we are the branch, we get our life and breath flowing from Him!

If we are the branch and Jesus is the vine, our entire being and life is controlled by Him. It is controlled by the one who knows all and sees all and can do all!

When we abide in the Lord Jesus Christ, our branch, or life brings forth the fruit of the Spirit naturally, just as a vine or a tree brings forth the fruit of the seed that is planted.

When the seed of the Living Word, Jesus, is flowing through our branches all we have to do is abide and the fruit flows.

The fruit of the Spirit flowing through us shows the Love of the Father to those we see and meet every day!

Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)
²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Look at the fruit listed in Galatians 5! It covers attitudes, actions, and responses to others.

To walk worthy of God, we need to walk in these! But to walk in these we must abide in the vine, Jesus, and let Him control us and the fruit will come.

I know those who strive to do good or bear fruit. May I tell you that is not of God! God wants us to abide and let the fruit flow out from us to those around us and lives will be changed because of it.

Abide means:

>TO ACCEPT WITHOUT OBJECTION.

>TO REMAIN STABLE OR FIXED.

>TO CONTINUE IN A PLACE.

As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are to accept His Lordship over everything in our life, remain stable in the vine and continue to draw our life from Him!

Can you walk worthy! Absolutely! Abide and live life to its fullest!

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Father, creator God, I come in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ! Thank you that you made a way for us to live life and live it abundantly and bear fruit as we rest in the power of all Jesus paid for when He came to earth in all the fullness of Love and Power! I decree and declare in the name of Jesus, that everyone who reads this will cast all their care on you, and relax, abide, and let the fruit flow forth! Your Love is amazing and cannot be explained, only experienced! Amen!

Love, MeMaw