The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Colossians 1:9b-12,
"We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light."
"We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light."
Paul told these believers that he asked God for a fullness for them. In verse 19 Paul says that God was pleased to have all of his fullness dwell in Jesus Christ, and now Paul asks God for a fullness for these believers.
This fullness from God would lead to other things in their lives:
Living a life worthy of the Lord, verse 10.
Living a life pleasing to the Lord, verse 10.
Bearing fruit in every good work, verse 10.
Growing in the knowledge of God, verse 10.
Being strengthened with all power, verse 11.
Having great endurance and patience, verse 11.
Joyfull thankfulness to God the Father, verse 12.
This fullness included a knowledge of God's will and the wisdom and understanding the Holy Spirit gives, verse 9. Paul asked for this fullness from God for these believers. Might we ask for a fullness from God for ourselves and others in our lives?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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