"May God Himself, The God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV)
This is the Apostle Paul's prayer for the believers in Thessaloniki as he closes his letter to them. He knows that God can bless and keep them, and he ends by saying that The God who called them is faithful, and He will do it. God can and will bless and keep them.
I realize that this is Paul's prayer for a group of people that he loved. He began this letter by telling them that he always remembered them in his prayers. (1 Thessalonians 1:2-4) But what struck me, as I prayed over this passage of scripture was verse 24: "The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it." Each of us has a special calling on our lives, to do a work for The Lord, not just preachers. We need to know that God prepares, protects, and provides for those He calls and chooses. (Matthew 22:14, 1 Peter 2:9 and Revelation 17:14) God wants to use us, but we have to answer His call. (Revelation 3:20) He can enable those of us who are willing to be used in His service. He can, "and He will do it."
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