For which also we pray always concerning you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling and may fulfill in power your every good intention for goodness and your work of faith,So that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:11, 12
Last week the Lord's speaking to me concerning my academic pursuit was the same promise that was given to me on the day I sat for the entrance exam for my master degree fifteen years ago. Though I had all the academic preparation as I should, but the real blessing was in the blessing of God upon all my labor. Human knowledge and wisdom means nothing with God's. Of course, God is righteous to righteously reward those who toil and labor, but besides, without His grace and blessing, even man's labor is vanity. I was so comforted with the same verses the Lord spoke to me again as I have been considering for upgrading my educational qualification, not for my own interest, but for God's divine purpose.
Few days later was my younger brother's birthday in the flesh. As I prayed for him, not because it was his birthday, but as usually is, the Lord gave me the same verses as a "special gift to him." Thus the speaking and promise of the Lord is not just for me, but for my family, the saints, and the church, "that our God may count us worthy of our calling and may fulfill in power our every good intention for goodness and our work of faith." This is not just to meet some selfish earthly goals, but "that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in us, and we in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ."
The calling of God to me is to love Him and serve Him, and my good intention is to strengthen this love and service by cooperating with Him for developing "something" that will be of importance and useful for the carrying out of His economy on this earth; all by His grace and within the grace and capacity He has apportioned to me. In fact, I have started working on a software project with studies and researching on a field of Computer Science to assist in the literature service that the Lord has sovereignly placed me at the moment.
The word of God is truly living and operative. As per the need, He speaks, and leads, and guides. Praise the Lord!
Lord, Thou art faithful and true to Thy words. Praise Thee!
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