Day 88
For this
reason
Colossians 1:9–10 (AMP) For this
reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and
make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full
(deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in
comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and
discernment of spiritual things - That you may walk (live and conduct
yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and
desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and
steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God
[with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition].
Paul in his letter to the Colossians,
expresses his delight in their faith in Christ and their love for all the
saints. It is because of their faith and love that Paul continues to ask the
Father to give them complete knowledge of His will, with wisdom, and spiritual
insight that would enable them to please God, bear fruit, and steadily grow in
their relationship with God.
To grow our relationship with Jesus
and Father it is imperative that we first understand Father’s will for our
lives which He gave us in Romans 8:29 and how His will is accomplished in us,
Romans 8:28. As we live life through the
filter of God’s will we are able to please Him, bear fruit, and grow in
relationship with Him.
Paul, as in other letters, emphasized
the need to grow in relationship with God and not the material world. He did
not pray for their material needs, which certainly they had, he focused his
prayer for them on the importance of knowing God.
Paul’s assignment was to spread the
Gospel of Christ to the Gentiles and in so doing he faced persecution, fear,
health challenges and near-death experiences. It was during these challenges
that Paul learned to draw his strength from Christ Who, because of His love for
Paul, would not withhold any good thing from him.
As you grow in relationship with
Father and Jesus Christ you will come to know just how much you are loved and
realize Love will not withhold any good thing from you.
Ending Thoughts
Are you focused on knowing God or
using faith to obtain material things?
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