Knowledge

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. - Colossians 1:9-12

Paul normally started his letters with blessings and encouragements and by reminding the churches that he was praying for them. Each greeting is worth the time is takes to stop and see if there are things that we need in our lives.

One of the things he prays is that the Colossians would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will with wisdom and understanding.

It can be hard to know how to handle times like this. There is a lot of need for wisdom to know what to say and how to act. It takes divine understanding to figure out what to do next. We need all of the knowledge of who our God is and how He wants to respond and to act in days like we are in. We want to do right by God more than anything else. We can’t do that if we don’t know Him.

As we face an uncertain tomorrow may God give us the knowledge of His wisdom to see Him at work and look for His perfect will. There are certain things that we know are God’s will. We know we ought to seek the mind of Christ in all of our decisions. We know God does not want us to be afraid. We know that God wants us to focus on heavenly things. We know God wants us to love Him and love others.

But we only know these things as we know Him as He reveals Himself in His word.