Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12; Revelation 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
Fri, 18 March 2022

Living Life Worthy of God (1)

Observation:

What significant observations can you make about the idea of worthiness in these three passages?

Deeper Reflection
PAUL’S GOAL IN EXHORTING, ENCOURAGING AND IMPLORING the Thessalonians was they “walk in a manner worthy of God” (v.12). It means then, that this also ought to be our goal in life. “Walk” speaks of “the way one conducts oneself – either [positively] before God or [negatively] in sin”23. In seeking to live our lives worthy of God, it is helpful that we consider two other facts: God is worthy and we are unworthy.God is the One who alone is worthy of anything. There will come the day when “the Lord alone” – no one else and nothing else – “will be exalted” (Isa 2:17). God and the Lamb are “worthy to receive” the sevenfold (symbolising completeness and fullness) “power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing” (Rev 4:11; 5:12). On the other extreme end, we are unworthy of God. Jacob said to God, “I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to Your servant” (Gen 32:10). And Paul said of himself, “I am unworthy to be called an apostle” (1 Cor 15:9). Note that Paul was speaking in the present tense. He felt that way continually. How then can we, who are unworthy of God, live a life worthy of God, who alone is worthy? It is “by the grace of God” (1 Cor 15:10). It is by God’s saving grace through the blood of Christ and God’s empowering grace through the Holy Spirit. There is no place for any sense of personal achievement.
16 Gene L. Green, 137
Application:

What should be my perspective and posture regarding walking in a manner worthy of God?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for SGI leaders: To be Spirit-empowered to live lives worthy of God
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  • Pray for self

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Scripture:
Daniel 5:17, 25-31; 6:1-2
Mon, 5 June 2023

Serving from Babylon to Persia

Observation:

What is the significance of Daniel serving in the Babylonian and Persian
courts successively?

Deeper Reflection
God’s word to Belshazzar that He would “put an end” to his kingdom and give it “over to the Medes and Persians” was fulfilled immediately – “that same night” (v.30) – after Daniel’s interpretation of the inscription on the wall (vv.25-31). God can fulfil His Word immediately or after a long time. Whatever time God may take to fulfil His Word, He is “trustworthy in all His promises and faithful in all He does” (Psa 145:13b, NIV).The demise of the Babylonian hegemony was not just a historical event, but primarily a theological one. Nebuchadnezzar was “My servant” whom God raised to judge His unfaithful people in the seventy-year Babylonian exile (Jer 25:8-9, 11). When God had accomplished His purpose through Babylon, “I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation” (Jer 25:12). This is how God deals with arrogant and evil nations: “And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah” (Isa 13:19).The end of Babylon does not mean an insecure future for Daniel. However drastically our circumstances may change, God’s call for our lives remains when we walk with Him faithfully. We are secure in God’s call, because it is God’s call. Daniel became one of “the three commissioners” in Persia (Dan 6:1-2). It wasn’t that having lost his job Daniel applied to serve the Persian king. Daniel couldn’t do that. It was purely by royal appointment. But behind the “It seemed good to Darius to appoint” (Dan 6:1) was God’s call for Daniel to serve Him from Babylon to Persia.
Application:

How do I relate God’s call for me in drastic changes of my life situations?

Prayer:
Lord, I believe You have a calling for my life which You have intended to be distinctive for me. I want to live my life with a deep sense of answering Your calling. Help me to walk with You faithfully, knowing that as I do so, You will unfold Your plans for me in that calling. Grant me wisdom and understanding to discern Your calling for my life.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for leaders
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  • Pray for self
 

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