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Blessings Unlimited, May 31
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God.
Colossians 1:10
.
Let us study Paul’s prayer for his Colossian brethren. “For this cause
we also,” he wrote, “since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,
and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all
wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord
unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious
power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness” (
Colossians
1:9-11
).
How complete this prayer is! There is no limit to the blessings that it
is our privilege to receive. We may be “filled with the knowledge of his
will.” The Holy Ghost would never have inspired Paul to offer this prayer
in behalf of his brethren if it had not been possible for them to receive an
answer from God in accordance with the request....
To the church at Ephesus Paul wrote: “For this cause I bow my knees
unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in
heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner
man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted
and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what
is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love
of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the
fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world
without end” (
Ephesians 3:14-21
).
Here are brought to view the possibilities of the Christian life. How
far short of reaching this standard falls the church of today! ... Self, self,
self—all this is manifest.... When shall we awake? When shall we meet
the expectations of Christ?
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