This commendation by Paul is for what he instructed them to do in his first letter to them: to abound more and more in faith and love e.g. 1 Thessalonians 4:1,1 Thessalonians 4:1XWaiting for response 1 Thessalonians 3:12.1 Thessalonians 3:12XWaiting for response
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The apostle wrote this second letter to the disciples in Thessalonica to encourage them in the persecution and tribulations which they endured,v.42 Thessalonians 1:4XWaiting for response and he commended them for their faith and charity (love) which abounded and for their patience (endurance) in suffering. This encouragement consisted of reminding them of “the righteous judgment of God” who would count them worthy of his kingdom for which they suffered v.52 Thessalonians 1:5XWaiting for response and in the future they would “rest with the apostles when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven”,v.72 Thessalonians 1:7XWaiting for response “when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe in that day”.v.102 Thessalonians 1:10XWaiting for response This is the hope of all true disciples, but the righteous judgment of God will also involve recompensing tribulation on the persecutors v.62 Thessalonians 1:6XWaiting for response and "on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ".vs.7-92 Thessalonians 1:7-9XWaiting for response How important it is, therefore, for us to “know God and obey the Gospel”!