Counted Calls
“ Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” II Thessalonians 1 : 11 - 12 NKJV When Apostle Paul said to the Philippians “ that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death ( Philippians 3 : 10 )”, he makes ‘fellowship of His sufferings ’ appears like medals. Now to the Thessalonians, he is praying for them to have grace to pass the call and be worthy of the same ‘fellowship of His sufferings’ . Obviously, not everyone who is called is eventually counted worthy. Unfortunately, many believers would do everything including compromise to escape being counted. Whereas, persecutions at the centre of God’s calling are necessary working tools ...