Lord, give me the things you promised.\par Lord, your true love continues forever.\par Lord, you made us,\par so don’t leave us!\par
2 Thessalonians 1:11 - Easy To Read Version That is why we always pray for you. We ask our God to help you live the good way that he called you to live. The goodness you have makes you want to do good. And the faith you have makes you work. We pray that with his power God will help you do these things more and more. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition With this in view we constantly pray for you, that our God may deem and count you worthy of [your] calling and [His] every gracious purpose of goodness, and with power may complete in [your] every particular work of faith (faith which is that leaning of the whole human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness). American Standard Version (1901) To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power; Common English Bible We are constantly praying for you for this: that our God will make you worthy of his calling and accomplish every good desire and faithful work by his power. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, too, we pray always for you, so that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may complete every act of his goodness, as well as his work of faith in virtue, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore also we pray always for you; that our God would make you worthy of his vocation, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith in power; |
Lord, give me the things you promised.\par Lord, your true love continues forever.\par Lord, you made us,\par so don’t leave us!\par
This God is our God\par forever and ever!\par He will lead us forever! {\cf2\super [290]} \par
God, please be good to Zion. {\cf2\super [308]} \par Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.\par
He is our God.\par He is the God that saves us.\par The Lord our God saves us from death.\par
Good people are like the early morning light. The sun rises and the day becomes brighter and happier.
At that time, people will say,\par “Here is our God!\par He is the One we have been waiting for.\par He has come to save us.\par We have been waiting for our Lord.\par So we will rejoice and be happy\par when the Lord saves us.”\par
Evil people should stop living evil lives.\par They should stop thinking bad thoughts.\par They should come to the Lord again.\par Then the Lord will comfort them.\par Those people should come to the Lord\par because our God forgives.\par
\{In the same way,\} I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born.”
If you throw us into the hot furnace, then the God we serve can save us. And if he wants to, he can save us from your power.
Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par
That tall mountain will be like a flat place for Zerubbabel. He will build the temple, and when the most important stone is put in place, the people will shout, ‘Beautiful! Beautiful!’”
Without any help, the ground grows grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head.
“Don’t fear, little flock (group). Your Father (God) wants to give you the kingdom.
God never changes his mind about the people he calls and the things he gives them. And God never takes back his call to the people.
My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of good. I know that you have all the knowledge you need and that you are able to teach each other.
God planned for those people to be like his Son. And he called (chose) those people. God called those people and made them right with him. And God gave his glory to those people that he made right.
Jesus will keep you strong always until the end. He will keep you strong, so that there will be no wrong in you on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what God wanted to do. That pleased him.
let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted. And he planned to do it through Christ.
God began doing good things with you. And God is continuing that work in you. God will finish that work in you when Jesus Christ comes again. I am sure of that.
Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.
I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize. That prize is mine because God called me through Christ to the life above.
When we pray to God our Father we always thank him for the things you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
That is proof that God is right in his judgment. God wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.
God called you to have that salvation. He called you by using the Good News {\cf2\super [9]} that we told you. God called you so that you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.
So all of you should think about Jesus. God sent Jesus to us, and he is the high priest {\cf2\super [15]} of our faith. I tell you to think about him, my brothers and sisters, because God chose you to be his holy {\cf2\super [16]} people.
Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God that gives all grace (kindness). He called you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.
But you have a few people \{in your group\} there in Sardis who have kept themselves clean. Those people will walk with me. They will wear white clothes, because they are worthy.
You made these people to be a kingdom,\par and you made these people to be priests for our God.\par And they will rule on the earth.”\par