Colossians 1:9 - 12
(PART 1 - This week) ...we continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, (PART 2 - Next week) being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the Kingdom of light.
Over the next week, I'd like to use this stunning passage in Colossians to encourage you as you enter God's purposes more and more. Using the above passage, I am going to highlight 4 points coming out of this passage that will help you. We'll cover the first 2 today, and the second 2 next week.
1. The Knowledge of God's will
Paul prays for us to be filled with the knowledge of God's will. Interestingly, he goes on to say how that knowledge comes about... through spiritual wisdom. So the will of God is not an open book, unfortunately. Due to the fall, we live in a world that has become corrupt and filled with challenges. Due to the nature of this world, we need supernatural revelation to understand what God's will is. In general, and for our lives. To understand that it is always God's will to heal, that God does love you unconditionally despited what you've done etc. requires a supernatural revelation. If you haven't had such a revelation as yet, I pray you would receive it soon!
2. Living a life that pleases God
This is an interesting one and will get people caught up if they don't understand the Covenants clearly. God is pleased with us already! Notice that at the end of this verse Paul tells us that we are already qualified by Him!
So what is Paul talking about here, then? It brings joy to Daddy's heart when we understand His will and His heart for mankind!
This is when we understand God's will in general. But it also brings joy to Daddy's heart when we understand what His will is for our own lives. When we begin to realise what He created us for. When we begin to find our purpose in life.
Why does that please Him? Because we will bear good fruit! When you are performing tasks according to your divine purpose and destiny, you are the most effective you could ever be as a representative of Heaven! Representing Heaven doesn't mean trying to preach at every moment you spend with a perceived "unbeliever". Representing Heaven means people seeing Joy, Peace, Love and Righteousness emitting from your life! That is a living testimony! A living epistle.
God wants you to naturally bear fruit. And when you are doing the things He has created you to do, it will be as natural as breathing. Whether it is teaching others how to Scuba Dive, coaching your son's Soccer Team, leading a Cell Group, going on a Mission Trip, cooking a meal, mothering a child, presenting a Business Deal, just about anything could be labeled as God's purpose. The key is finding what it is He has created you to do!
To be continued next week with Part 2...
(PART 1 - This week) ...we continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, (PART 2 - Next week) being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the Kingdom of light.
Over the next week, I'd like to use this stunning passage in Colossians to encourage you as you enter God's purposes more and more. Using the above passage, I am going to highlight 4 points coming out of this passage that will help you. We'll cover the first 2 today, and the second 2 next week.
1. The Knowledge of God's will
Paul prays for us to be filled with the knowledge of God's will. Interestingly, he goes on to say how that knowledge comes about... through spiritual wisdom. So the will of God is not an open book, unfortunately. Due to the fall, we live in a world that has become corrupt and filled with challenges. Due to the nature of this world, we need supernatural revelation to understand what God's will is. In general, and for our lives. To understand that it is always God's will to heal, that God does love you unconditionally despited what you've done etc. requires a supernatural revelation. If you haven't had such a revelation as yet, I pray you would receive it soon!
2. Living a life that pleases God
This is an interesting one and will get people caught up if they don't understand the Covenants clearly. God is pleased with us already! Notice that at the end of this verse Paul tells us that we are already qualified by Him!
So what is Paul talking about here, then? It brings joy to Daddy's heart when we understand His will and His heart for mankind!
This is when we understand God's will in general. But it also brings joy to Daddy's heart when we understand what His will is for our own lives. When we begin to realise what He created us for. When we begin to find our purpose in life.
Why does that please Him? Because we will bear good fruit! When you are performing tasks according to your divine purpose and destiny, you are the most effective you could ever be as a representative of Heaven! Representing Heaven doesn't mean trying to preach at every moment you spend with a perceived "unbeliever". Representing Heaven means people seeing Joy, Peace, Love and Righteousness emitting from your life! That is a living testimony! A living epistle.
God wants you to naturally bear fruit. And when you are doing the things He has created you to do, it will be as natural as breathing. Whether it is teaching others how to Scuba Dive, coaching your son's Soccer Team, leading a Cell Group, going on a Mission Trip, cooking a meal, mothering a child, presenting a Business Deal, just about anything could be labeled as God's purpose. The key is finding what it is He has created you to do!
To be continued next week with Part 2...
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