For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects—bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:9-14 NET)
This is a Holy Spirit inspired prayer made by Paul for the Christians in Colossae, but it’s an example of what we need to ask and believe for ourselves today. This prayer reveals a list of what God is ready, willing and eager to do for anyone who belongs to Him.
First, it’s to fill us with the knowledge of His will, and give us spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then, to help live a life that is worthy of Him. On top of that, to bear good fruit in every way. And for that to happen, He wants to fill us with His power so that we can be steadfast and patient. We’ve been snatched out of the kingdom of darkness, and are safely put into Christ's Kingdom when we die to ourselves and live for Him.
The fact that Paul needed to pray for all of this for his church shows us that even though many things are the will of God, it takes men and women of faith to pray those things into existence. Crying out to God for your needs to be met is necessary for forces to move in the spiritual world. God needs to see a zeal for His promises for them to become a reality in our lives. Why not begin to pray this prayer for yourself at least once a day. Change the pronouns and make it your own prayer, declaring that God is accomplishing these same things in your life today.
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