"And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of The Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God," Colossians 1:10 (NIV)
This is the prayer that the Apostle Paul prayed for the Christian believers in the church at Colossi. His prayer was that they would, one, live in such a way so as to be worthy of being named after The Lord; and two, so that what they did would be pleasing to The Lord; and three, that they would be productive and bear good fruit of good works; and four, that they would continue to grow in the knowledge of God.
This is a prayer that we should pray for someone that we love with an agape kind of love. We should be able to pray this prayer for all of our Christian brothers and sisters, and really mean it when we say it. We should pray that all of us would hear The Word of God, then believe it and live it. In all that we do, we should endeavor to please The Lord. Since the world will know a tree by the fruit that it bears, likewise shall we be known. (Matthew 7:15-20) Good people will produce good fruit. We should also pray that each of us will grow daily in the knowledge and holiness of God. (1 Peter 2:2 and 2 Peter 3:18)
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