In His Word Wednesday: Colossian 1:9-12; Part 6

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.


Part 6 is found in verse 11, "strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power." Most of our lives are extremely busy, being filled with a multitude of task. It's very easy to lose strength, not just in physical body but in mind and soul. In these instances it is easy to stumble and fall. Ask God daily to strengthen you...and He will.

In His Word Wednesday: Philippians 4:13

Last week I spoke about what it means to be courageous. One of the greatest traits of being courageous is knowing where your strength comes from.

In this day in time, we can't stand ildly by and allow evil to continue. How do we fight this battle? We fight on our knees. Fight all battles on your knees and you will win every time. On the surface, our fight may seem passive, but if we put prayer into practice, it is anything but passive.

When we battle on our knees in prayer, we are submitting to God, saying "I can't but You can." This thought brings me to this weeks verse.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

In prayer we will draw near to God, getting to know Him more and seeing His awesome power, experience His love, learn of His wisdom, and grow in our faith. Then a even greater realization will take place; "God does want me to be able to overcome my adversary and to live in victory in Christ Jesus."

Take a few minutes to sit back and listen to this song (I like to turn the volume up).