Colossians 1 - praying for the workers in Christ - Spiritual Growth

Powerful word.  Colossians 1:9-14

"For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.  May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.  We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, in Him."  (Colossians 1:9-14)

For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. ... Remember to pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ as they labor.

We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. ... Ask God to fill them with wisdom and knowledge of His will so that they may bear good fruit in their ministry.

May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. ... Instead of tearing down your friends in ministry, complaining and criticizing them and their work, ask that they be strengthened, with endurance and patience and joy.  This is a difficult one.  Ask God to give you discernment and understanding as you pray for them.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves. We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, in Him. ... No matter what, remember that God has forgiven us of our sins and delivered us from the darkness of this world.

-Andy G.