Tuesday, May 25, 2010

May Love Abound...

Just got back from speaking to a group of women from Believers Fellowship in Spring, TX. Great time!!! They had their retreat just outside of Houston, TX at a place called Round Top Retreat Center. It was so awesome there! God revealed Himself to us in a mighty way! I appreciated the honesty of the ladies and their love for God and one another!

Recently, in our home group at the church I attend, we were given an assignment to pray the following prayer that Paul prayed regarding the saints at Colossae for each of our group members. We were asked to pray it daily for a week.

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."

A couple of months ago, we had a missionary from overseas in our class and he told us, “When you don’t know what to pray for us please pray this prayer”. It too, was Colossians 1:9-14.

Today, I want to pray that prayer over all missionary women near and far. As you and others who follow the blog read these verses, may you receive the truth of this scripture in your heart as well. May the Holy Spirit speak.

"We at Pure Joy International ask God that you be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding (not the wisdom of man and or understanding of man but the spirit), so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord (walking with His Word as your plumb line), fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work (experiencing the overflow of abiding in Him) and increasing in the knowledge of God (knowing Him through His Word on-going)."

"May you be strengthened with all power (through the Holy Spirit), according to His Glorious might (His strength not your own), for all endurance and patience (stick to it and wait on His strength don’t run behind or ahead) do this with joy, giving thanks to the Father, (the one who KNOWS), who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light (the One who has equipped you for your journey). He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, (Praise God He has moved us!), in whom we have redemption, (and paid for the whole thing!), the forgiveness of sins. (forever) Amen!"

His,
vickie

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