🦸‍♂️ Colossians 1:9 | Time To Be Different

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Colossians 1:9

It’s been a rich week together in Colossians 1:9.

Here’s the journey we’ve walked, day by day:

On Monday, we zoomed out.

We stepped into the world of Colossae: a small, unimpressive city, tucked away in the Lycus Valley. Nothing about it screamed importance.

And yet, Paul writes to them with intensity because ordinary Christians in an ordinary place mattered to God. Paul had never even met these believers.

But he prayed for them without ceasing.

We learned: Prayer is not meant to only be a fire extinguisher when we encounter hardships. It’s meant to be oxygen — the very air we breathe day in and day out.

On Tuesday, we zoomed in on the structure. We saw how Colossians 1:9 is the hinge on which the whole letter swings.

Paul doesn’t pray for their health, jobs, or safety. He prays for one thing: that they’d be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

That prayer becomes the foundation for everything else he’ll write — about endurance, joy, redemption, reconciliation, and the supremacy of Christ.

We learned: if you want to live a life that actually pleases God, it starts with a prayer for wisdom and understanding that only comes from Him.

On Wednesday, we dug into a few key words: filled, knowledge, and will.

We learned: Colossians 1:9 is about transformation, not information. Paul wants the guiding north star of our lives to be the way of Jesus.

On Thursday, we made the bridge to Jesus. We asked: How does this prayer actually move us closer to Jesus?

Paul’s answer:

When Paul prays for wisdom, he’s not asking God to give us a secret download. He’s asking God to draw us into Jesus Himself.

To be filled = filled with His Spirit.
To know = know Him personally.
To understand God’s will = see how it all points to Christ.

We learned: Colossians 1:9 isn’t about chasing principles. It’s about pursuing a Person. And His name is Jesus.

So where does this leave us?

🙏 Pray:
Jesus, You are the fullness of God. You are wisdom personified. You are life itself. I don’t just want to know about You. I want to know You. Fill me with Your Spirit. Let my prayers, my reading, and my life point straight to You.

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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,

Colossians 1:9