In His Word Wednesday: Colossian 1:9-12

We often drop to our knees with a petition to God. A lot of the times it's just to roll our burdens upon God. There is much more to prayer than a passionate plea for God to intervene. Paul often spoke intriguing prayers. We find one of them in Colossians 1:9-12:


(9)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be  filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 
(10)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 
(11)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and long suffering with joy; (12)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.


In this prayer, Paul covers 7 areas of our lives that needs a daily touch of God. Over the next several weeks, I will discuss each area on my Wednesday "In His Word" post.


The first one we see in verse 9. Paul prayed that we may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Ask God to fill you with the spiritual understanding you need as you walk in His will and study His Word.

In His Word Wednesday: 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

I first heard the song by Casting Crowns and then learned of the movie called "Courageous." It will be in the theater on September 30th. I had to get on line to see the trailer about the movie too. Looks like it will be a good one.

It got me to thinking how would one be considered courageous? Are we courageous? Why am I, and many others, standing around letting all the things that we don't approve happen? It was one person who got prayer taken out of schools...and we let it. There are many more things happening in this world that we need to take a stand against with courage.
A courageous person is someone who knows where their strength comes from. If the Almighty God is your God, then you should have courage. God calls us to be courageous...

2 Chronicles 32:7-8
"Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles."

We have to realize that we can not win our battles in our own strength. God has to be with us or we will suffer defeat.
In fact, there are many Scriptures from God's Word that shows us God induced courage. One of my favorite is when David tells Goliath "you come at me with sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of Lord of hosts..." (1 Samuel 17:45). David knew where his strength would come from. And in trusting in his God, he defeated Goliath with a small stone and a sling.

Next week, I'll discuss a sure fire way win your battles...
Check out the website and Casting Crowns video for Courageous.
Courageous