2 Thessalonians / Question
Paul prays that God would make them “worthy of his calling” and fulfill “every resolve for good” and “every work of faith by his power” (2 Thessalonians 1:11). The stated purpose is that the name of Jesus would be glorified in them, and they in him (2 Thessalonians 1:12).
In 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12 Paul describes an ongoing prayer that matches the letter’s earlier concern for believers living under pressure. He asks that God would treat them as fitting for the calling they have received, and that God would bring to completion every good intention and every faith-shaped action, doing this with power. These verses conclude a longer opening section where Paul thanks God for the Thessalonians’ growth and endurance and reframes their troubles within God’s future setting-right (1:3–10).
Paul’s prayer ties present life to the future outcome he has just described (1:3–10). He keeps praying with a clear goal: that God would regard the Thessalonians as fitting for the calling they have received, and that God would bring their good aims and faith-shaped actions to completion “with power” (power).
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with 2 Thessalonians 1:11, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
11To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;