Free Bible Commentary
“Colossians 1:9-12”
Categories: Colossians“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.”
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The only way we could ever hope to do God’s bidding on a consistent and continual basis is to “be filled with the knowledge of His will” (verse 9). If we do not take the time to frequently feed bountifully upon and fill ourselves up with the living word of God, we will find ourselves suffering from spiritual starvation and alienation from the giver of “all spiritual wisdom and understanding.”
If we are spiritually malnourished, we will not be able to “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord” (verse 10). We will just stagger around and bump into and trip up on all manner of foolishness and transgression. The word of God is not only food but it is also living seed that, when planted firmly within our minds, bears lovely fruit that manifests itself in “every good work” of faith and love.
God’s word is our source of “strength,” “power,” and “might” to do these good works and remain “steadfast” in times of troubles and trials (verse 11). The Bible produces “patience” within us so that we can “joyously give thanks to the Father” not matter what circumstances we may find ourselves in. Isn’t it a wonderful and joyful thing to know that, whatever our lot is here on earth that God has taught us to say: “It is well with my soul”? We have an eternal “inheritance” with “the saints in Light” (verse 12) that no depth of darkness in this world could ever hope to dim or flicker out!
Rejoice and give thanks holy ones! If our Father in heaven is for us, no one and no thing can ever prevail against us! Drink deeply from the wellspring of life! I am so thankful that you are reading along with us in these daily Bible readings, but please do not stop to sip at this little well only. Let this only serve to stimulate your thirst to drink much more deeply and meaningfully throughout the day!
Please read Colossians 1:13-14 for tomorrow.
Have a great day!
- Louie Taylor
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