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Sunday, February 06, 2011

Prayers in the Bible: Paul in Colossians 1

Colossians 1:3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 1:4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints, 1:5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News, 1:6 which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 1:7 even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 1:8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. 1:9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 1:10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 1:11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy; (WEB)

This is another in a series on prayers in the Bible. The last such is here.

In this prayer, by Paul, he is praying that the Colossian Christians will be filled with a knowledge of God's will, and strengthened with "all power." What a reservoir! What a resource!

Thanks for reading. May I, and you, be strengthened with all power, and filled with a knowledge of God's will.

4 comments:

Keetha Broyles said...

This is a link about Aaron Rodger's faith. It's a post on Mark O. Wilson's blog. Mark is my friend and the pastor of the Hayward Wesleyan Church.

http://revitalizeyourchurch.blogspot.com/2011/01/aaron-rogers-shares-his-faith.html

Martin LaBar said...

Thanks. I looked up the link, and went to the source that Wilson provided.

Shina Willson said...

Very... Nicee... Blog.. I really appreciate it... Thanks..:-)

Martin LaBar said...

Thanks, Shina Wilson!