Quote for the Day
“…God to fill you with the knowledge of HIS will…”
Today's Prayer
Father, today we thank you for your Son and for all you have brought to us through Him and your Holy Spirit each day.
Colossians 1:9-14
Colossians 1:9-14 (NIV)9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 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, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 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. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.DATES FROM THIS POINT FORWARD IN THIS DOCUMENTCHANGED due to Laura’s accident
Message
In this passage we take a tour of what God has done for us in the past and how He works with us today. As you read the passage for today, take note of what He has done for you.What we received from God at first (and still have and always will have):• Redemption; the forgiveness of sin• Rescued from the dominion of darkness• Brought to the kingdom of the Son• Qualified us to share the inheritanceWhat we get from God day by day:• Filling us with HIS will…Spiritual wisdom and understanding• Growing by the knowledge of God• Strengthened with all power; according to HIS glorious might (always HIS power, never ours)What happens with the above in place:• A life lived worthy of (and pleasing to) the Lord• Bearing fruit (i.e., Christ manifest in our life)• Endurance, patience and joyful thanksIt is an amazing life we live when Christ is our life!
