Wednesday, January 27, 2010

8:10 Pauls Prayer for the Colossians:My Prayer for You and Me

Key Verse: "So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you." Colossians 1:9a

It must have been encouraging for the Church at Colossae to read these words from Apostle Paul!

In verses 9 through 11, we see Paul's prayer for the Colossian believers. It is a wonderful insight into Paul's care for these believers and their growth in the Lord. It is a good model of prayer that we can pray for ourselves and other believers that we care about.


Notice Paul's heart and prayer for the Colossian saints in 1:9-11:


9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,[c] 12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. 13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom[d] and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:9-11 (NLT)

Paul Prays the following for the believers at Colossae:

1-That God would give them complete knowledge of His will.
2-To give them spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Result: They will honor God and produce good fruit and grow as they get to know God better
3-He prayed that they be strengthened with all his glorious power.
Why: So they would have endurance and patience
4-He prayed that they would be filled with joy-always thanking the Father
What the Father has done: (This is what I have to thank the Father for)
1-He has enabled us to share in the inheritance
2-He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his dear son
3-He purchase our freedom and forgave our sins

Lord, I pray that the above would be true for me and all the believers in my life. In Jesus Name Amen!