Up To God

DEVOTION
2 THESSALONIANS
UP TO GOD
2 Thess 1:5-6
5 All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
NIV
Is there anybody else who has right judgment? I think not. It is a comforting thing to know that God is always right and has always and will always make the right call. Father knows best! As for the evidence, I am not absolutely sure my life declares his judgment is right. If it depends on that preceding statement about perseverance and faith, well maybe my life does display evidence that his judgment is right. I surely want to be in the number who will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God. Yet I know it really has nothing to do with my desire. I cannot make it in based on anything I do or don’t do or could do. Right, I know I made the choice to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. But that is as far it goes depending on me. It is all God; he made that possible in the first place. So I have to come to the conclusion that the only reason I will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God is because of Jesus. My perseverance cannot do that. My faith cannot really do that either except that it is by faith that I am saved, least I boast about how I was counted worthy. I think the only reason I am counted worthy is because God says I am. He accepted my faith. It really is up to him, to his judgment whether I am worthy or not. I know some never really know if they are or not. But God has not left his judgment unknown for he has told me if I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that he raised Jesus from the dead, I will be saved, I will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God. But I also think that because I am maybe just a little bold about my faith, I have been the recipient of ridicule, but from the unbelievers and from those in the family of God. Especially when I do not act as holy as they think I am supposed to. But it is not up to their judgment as to if I am worthy, it is up to God. And I am going to leave it up to God.