Scripture to Read: Colossians 1:10–12
There was a great reason God led Paul to pray for the Christians in Colossae to be “filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” We find the answer as we read Colossians 1:10–12, “so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.” God desires all of His children to fully obey Him daily—that is why God had Paul pray that the Christians in Colossae would be filled with God’s wisdom and understanding so they would walk daily in a manner that honored Him, that pleased Him, and that they would bear fruit for Him in every good work God had for them to do. God desires that same thing for every follower of Christ today as well. Paul was also led by God to pray that all the believers be strengthened with God’s power according to His might because that’s the only way they could achieve and walk in God’s endurance and patience and be filled with His joy. The overflow of walking with God this way is that all believers continually give thanks to the Father knowing it is He alone who has made us worthy to share in the inheritance of all God’s people (called saints).
Challenge & Application
How are we to walk each day according to Colossians 1:10 and why are we to walk this way?
According to Colossians 1:11, what does God provide for us so that we can walk as He desires us to walk?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!