We
Also Pray That You Will Be Strengthened
With
All His Glorious Power So You Will Have
All
The Endurance And Patience You Need.
Scripture
Colossians
1
11 We
also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power
so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be
filled with joy,
12 always
thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance
that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
13 For
he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us
into the Kingdom of his dear Son,
Observation
Are
you at the end of your rope? Are you wanting to give up?
If
that describes you and describes just how you feel today then tie a
knot at the end of your rope and hang on! I am praying for you!
I
am praying that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power
so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be
filled with joy!
Life
is brutal. It is full of pain and suffering. God never intended for
us to live life without him. The Bible or Bibles that we have in our
house do us no good at all if we don't open them each day and spend
time alone with God.
I
also read in Kings and Chronicles today as part of my daily Bible
reading. Those books give me a clear picture of what life is like
when I neglect my relationship with the Lord and what life is like
when I repent and turn back and put God first.
Drama,
fighting, inner turmoil, defeat, hopelessness, sadness, and misery
are a pretty accurate description of life when God is not the main
focus of our lives.
Is
life a mess? Are you at the end of your rope?
Hang
on and look up!
Application
My
joy comes from my relationship with the Lord. He will sustain me.
How
about you?
Psalm
28:7
The Lord is
my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me,
and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in
songs of thanksgiving.
Psalm
34:8
Taste
and see that the Lord is
good. Oh, the joys of those
who take refuge in him!
Philippians
4:4
Always
be full of joy in the Lord.
I say it again—rejoice!
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You know that my heart is heavy with concern for those close
to me who are living in turmoil. Drama, fighting, arguing, defeat,
harsh words, and turmoil seem to dominate their lives. It breaks my
heart. But I know that only You and a right relationship with You is
the only thing that can change their situation.
I
pray for those who are sick and who are feeling bad. Don't let them
operate on feelings. Give them strength today to trust in You in
spite of his or her illness. Help them to focus on relationships and
not on themselves. You know that I know personally how hard it is to
focus on others when you are hurting, but give them the strength to
do just that.
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 15,16; Colossians 1
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