Worthy

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Worthy describes something deserving of respect, admiration, or praise. It can also refer to someone qualified for a role or task.

God alone deserves our worship, our utmost love, and the total devotion of our whole lives for what He has done, is doing now, and is yet to do. We can be confident that He, who ‘began a good work in us’, can bring it to completion, knowing except for His grace and mercy we would still be headed for a lost

God is worthy of our all

eternity (Ps 18:3; Mk 12:30; Eph 2:12,13; Phil 1:6). David declared, “I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise…” (2 Sam 22:4). Throughout eternity, the cry will be “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power...with your blood you purchased mankind” (Rev 4:11, 5:9,12).

The Master Potter sees our potential and desires to transform us from ‘just a lump of clay’ into beneficial vessels, fulfilling our God-given calling on earth (Isa 64:8; Jer 18:4; 2 Tim 2:20,21). Just as precious metals contaminated by impurities must be refined, our lives must be cleansed of sin and all the blemishes of our fallen nature removed to be of greater use to Him. In love and appreciation we must embrace what is specifically designed for us, to bring about the death of the old, sinful, fleshly nature; if this is not the case we are not worthy to be called His child, as something else has taken the place that He alone is to occupy in our lives (Ex 20:3; Mt 10:37, 22:37).

While we can't earn our position or standing in God, how we live should confirm what we believe and our profession of being His children. Because we are now in right standing with God, we are to live Godly lives that match up to the sacrifice Jesus made (Eph 4:1; 1 Thes 2:12, 4:7; 2 Pet 3:11). Be

Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord – Colossians 1:10

intentional about living a life that matches who you are by your relationship with Christ. God in His grace, chose us to be holy and blameless in His sight, walking in newness of life (Rom 6:4; Eph 1:4; Col 1:10-12). This requires us to live disciplined lives in thought, word and action, totally dependent on Him.

By living for Christ regardless of our circumstances, we will be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, especially those severely persecuted or martyred for their faith; their reward is yet to come (2 Thes 1:5; Heb 11:38; Rev 2:10, 12:11, 20:4-6). The message to those who have not soiled their clothes in the world’s filth is that they are worthy to walk with God dressed in white (Rev 3:4).