My Prayer for You!

“For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:9-14

If you have ever wondered how to effectively pray for a friend or loved one, allow Paul’s exhortation in today’s Scripture to provide a pattern for direction. We often don’t know what to say. Seldom do we really know or understand the day-to-day circumstances which our friends or acquaintances must consistently face. But no matter what life holds for them, the encouraging, uplifting, strengthening prayer of Colossians 1 is always appropriate.

So instead of trying to rehearse their circumstances in your mind, instead of trying to figure out the best alternative plan of action for them, instead of telling God how you think things ought to be, pray Colossians 1:9-14 for them. This is what you’ll be praying into the life of your friend of loved one.
You’ll pray that they may:
- know God’s will,
- have spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, pleasing to Him,
- bear fruit in every good work,
- increase in the knowledge of God,
- be strengthened,
- be steadfast and patient,
- joyously give thanks to God.

Thought for the Day:
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees.