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Paul’s Filling Desire

Let us muse again today from Colossians 1:9bandc where we find Paul's Filling Desire. Paul craved for this church to be filled with all wisdom and spiritual understanding. These words have behind them the idea of the eyes of our understanding…
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Paul’s Desire

Let us muse today from Colossians 1:9 where Paul again prays and voices his desire for the church to the Lord. The prayer covers verses 9-14. The central theme of the prayer is in verse 11 where Paul speaks of the glorious power of God. The…
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Fellow Servant And Faithful Minister

Let us muse today from Colossians 1:7-8 where Paul introduces us to a fellow servant by the name of Epaphus. The word 'fellow servant' is the same as a fellow slave. Epaphus was the Pastor of the church at Colossae. Because of the great attack…
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Conditions Of Truth

Let us muse again today from Colossians 1:5-6 and Paul's thoughts on the Word Of Truth. David said in Psalm 138 that God had magnified the Word above His name. Paul gives us two conditions that tells of our reception of His Word. One is the…
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The Word Of Truth

Let us muse from Colossians 1:5b-6 and the word of truth. Is it not amazing that as soon as Paul ends his prayer he brings up the word of God,the truth.The Psalmist said that God has magnified the word above His own name. No wonder Paul gives…
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The Target Of Hope

Let us muse today from Colossians 1:5a and another of the Target of Paul's Prayer of Thanks. We find here he gives thanks for the hope that is laid up for them in Heaven. The word 'hope' here means the confident anticipation and expectation…
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The Target Of Love

Let us muse again today from Colossians 1:4b and the target of Paul's prayer about thanks. Today I see that another target of Paul's thanks for the church at Colossae was their love which they had for all the saints.The word love here is the…
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The Target Of Paul’s Prayer

Let us muse today from Colossians 1:4-5 and the target of Paul's prayer. If you remember from yesterday it is a prayer of thanks that Paul prays for the church at Colossae. I want to begin today to look at what Paul targeted in this prayer of…
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The Prayer Of Thanks

Let us muse today from Colossians 1:3 and Paul's prayer. Look with me at "the type of this  prayer". The text says we give thanks... praying always for you. This was a prayer of thanks The word means to be grateful for another, to express…
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Paul’s Prayer For Colossae

Let us muse today from Colossians 1:3 and Paul's prayer for Colossae. It is extremely hard to tell when Paul is praying or when he is talking to the folks at Colossae. It seems he talks so intimately with the Lord as he would a very close friend.…