“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,”
Many of us go through life wanting to know God’s will for us. I have known people who will read books, go to conferences, and join groups in the hope that somehow God will speak some new revelation to them.
Maybe you are that person today. Maybe you are just completely tied up trying to figure out what God wants for you. If you are, then I have good news.
In this verse, Paul is telling the Colossians that he is praying for them constantly that they would have knowledge of God’s will. Then, with uncanny precision, Paul lays out what part of God’s will for them he wants for them: spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Here’s the good news for those of you who are searching for God’s will: God isn’t a God of secrets. He wants you to know His will for you. In fact, He wrote it down for you. That’s right. His word, the Bible, is a detailed plan of His will for you. Now, God may get even more detailed with you, and in that case, I promise you that He will let you know. He is not playing games with you, or keeping things from you. This is the God that set a bush on fire and then spoke out of it to get Moses attention. He can do the same thing for you.
Now, let’s get to this particular bit of God’s will for your life: God wants us to have spiritual wisdom and understanding. Remember way back when we started this devotion what we decided wisdom was: knowledge plus application. God is giving us both sides of this equation right here. This is what Paul is saying. He is praying that the Colossians are given spiritual understanding and wisdom. Remember that they have to have spiritual understanding before they can have wisdom. Paul is praying that God would give the Colossians knowledge plus application.
God wants you to have the same thing. Part of God’s will for your life is that you would understand spiritual things, and then apply them to your life. How do you do that? Read the Bible, and then go and do it.
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE: The Christian leader knows God’s word and applies it to their life. They understand that God’s Will is found in the Bible, not hidden from anybody.
Here’s a set of verses for you to meditate on today: Exodus Chapter 3 and 4
Prayer: Father, make me content to know Your word and apply it to my life. Give me spiritual knowledge and wisdom to live my life according to Your ways. In Christ’s name, amen.
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Day 16: 1 Corinthians 1:26-27
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;”
I love how God turns the world on it’s head. Do you have to be extremely smart to be a leader in God’s Kingdom? Do you have to be someone of high birth? Do you have to have a lot of money or be extremely powerful?
The answer to all of these is no. It is not in our own power or the power of our possessions that God uses us as leaders. It is in His power. And many times our God uses the not so smart, the not so popular, and the not so noble to really push forward the Kingdom of God from a place or person that no one thought was possible.
Think about Jesus (please). He was born in the most humble of circumstances, had no formal earthly training, and was a carpenter by trade. Oh, and the Savior of the World. We can’t judge a book by it’s cover because God doesn’t work like that. What seems to be the reality rarely is with God, because He doesn’t work like we’d expect Him to.
Some of you might be afraid that you can’t step out and lead because you’re not smart enough. Many of you think you don’t have the resources to do what God has called you to do.
May I remind you about who our God is? This is the God that fed the Israelites for years in the desert on manna that dropped from the sky. This is the God that turned Joseph from slave to second in command of Egypt. This is the God that raised Jesus from the dead. That’s a pretty big God, and whatever He wants to do, He’ll do it.
Don’t think you have to go into leadership with a certain skill set, a certain amount of money, or a certain IQ. God provides to His people what they need to carry out His work. You are never alone.
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE: God will make you into whatever He needs you to be. Don’t worry about your education, IQ, position in life, or bank Account. God doesn’t look at those things as qualifiers, and neither should you.
Here’s a set of verses to meditate on today: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Prayer: Father, make me what you need me to be for Your service. Help me to not worry about what I am now, but only what You will make me into. Thank you for allowing me to participate in Your work, and thank You for saving me. In Christ’s Name, amen.
I love how God turns the world on it’s head. Do you have to be extremely smart to be a leader in God’s Kingdom? Do you have to be someone of high birth? Do you have to have a lot of money or be extremely powerful?
The answer to all of these is no. It is not in our own power or the power of our possessions that God uses us as leaders. It is in His power. And many times our God uses the not so smart, the not so popular, and the not so noble to really push forward the Kingdom of God from a place or person that no one thought was possible.
Think about Jesus (please). He was born in the most humble of circumstances, had no formal earthly training, and was a carpenter by trade. Oh, and the Savior of the World. We can’t judge a book by it’s cover because God doesn’t work like that. What seems to be the reality rarely is with God, because He doesn’t work like we’d expect Him to.
Some of you might be afraid that you can’t step out and lead because you’re not smart enough. Many of you think you don’t have the resources to do what God has called you to do.
May I remind you about who our God is? This is the God that fed the Israelites for years in the desert on manna that dropped from the sky. This is the God that turned Joseph from slave to second in command of Egypt. This is the God that raised Jesus from the dead. That’s a pretty big God, and whatever He wants to do, He’ll do it.
Don’t think you have to go into leadership with a certain skill set, a certain amount of money, or a certain IQ. God provides to His people what they need to carry out His work. You are never alone.
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE: God will make you into whatever He needs you to be. Don’t worry about your education, IQ, position in life, or bank Account. God doesn’t look at those things as qualifiers, and neither should you.
Here’s a set of verses to meditate on today: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Prayer: Father, make me what you need me to be for Your service. Help me to not worry about what I am now, but only what You will make me into. Thank you for allowing me to participate in Your work, and thank You for saving me. In Christ’s Name, amen.
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