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Friday, September 12, 2008

Colossians 1:9-14

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing 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 qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered 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. (ESV)

by Angie Osborn

As I read this passage, I wondered what it would be like if we, as Seventh Day Baptists, truly prayed this for other churches in the denomination. What if we consistently prayed that other churches in our denomination, as well as our own, would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, live a life worthy of the Lord, being strengthened by his power with patience, joy and thankfulness?

I believe that we would be a much stronger denomination. We would be bound together in the common root of our prayers. We would have hearts and eyes that are more open to each other. We know God answers prayer; we would indeed be stronger in him!



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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.

Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .