Worthy to Suffer
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· 80 viewsOnly God truly merits honor and praise but He graciously considers those who humbly serve Him with wholehearted devotion to be worthy disciples.
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God the Father is worthy of honour and praise
God the Father is worthy of honour and praise
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
See also 2 Sa 22:4; 1 Ch 16:25; Ps 48:1; Re 4:11
Jesus Christ is worthy of honour and praise
Jesus Christ is worthy of honour and praise
saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
See also Mt 3:17; Mt 17:5; Php 2:9–11; Heb 2:9; Heb 3:3; 2 Pe 1:17; Re 5:9
People are considered worthy by others
People are considered worthy by others
Lk 7:4–5 Note that the centurion did not consider himself to be worthy (Lk 7:7).
See also Ge 39:4; Ge 41:38–40; 1 Sa 16:6; 1 Ki 1:42; Da 1:18–20; Da 2:46–48; Da 3:28–30; Ac 14:11–13
God considers no person (other than Jesus Christ) to be worthy by nature
God considers no person (other than Jesus Christ) to be worthy by nature
and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.
See also Ps 14:3; Ps 143:2; Ec 7:20; Ro 3:10–12; Ro 3:23
Worthiness, like righteousness, is credited to a person by God
Worthiness, like righteousness, is credited to a person by God
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
See also Lk 20:35; Ro 2:29; 2 Co 10:18
Examples of people who are considered worthy by God
Examples of people who are considered worthy by God
Those who put God first and deny themselves
Those who put God first and deny themselves
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
See also 1 Sa 2:30; Lk 9:62; Ro 12:1–2
Those who suffer persecution for the sake of Jesus Christ
Those who suffer persecution for the sake of Jesus Christ
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
See also Mt 5:10–12; 2 Th 1:5; 1 Pe 2:19–20
Those whose lives show Christlike godliness
Those whose lives show Christlike godliness
so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
See also 1 Sa 16:7; Eph 4:1–2; 1 Th 2:12; 1 Ti 3:8–9; 1 Ti 3:11; Tt 2:2; Re 3:4
Those who stand firm for the gospel
Those who stand firm for the gospel
Php 1:27; 1 Th 2:4; 2 Ti 2:15
Those who are faithful in the use of resources which God has given them
Those who are faithful in the use of resources which God has given them
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
See also Mt 24:45–47; Lk 19:17; 1 Ti 5:17
Those who welcome God’s people
Those who welcome God’s people
And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.
See also Mt 10:41–42; Ro 16:2; 3 Jn 6
Examples of worthy people
Examples of worthy people
Ge 6:8–9 Noah; Dt 1:36 Caleb; Dt 34:10 Moses; Job 1:8 Job
Da 9:23; Da 10:19 Daniel
Lk 1:28 Mary; Jas 2:23 Abraham