....loved

 "For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light." 1 Corinthinas 1:9-12

As Paul prayed for his disciples in the churches of Ephesus, Colosse, Philippi, and Thessalonica, he asked God to do what only God could do, to take the written word and make it a living epistle in their transformed lives. These are personalized, paraphrased scriptures which are powerful swords of the Spirit. Pray them for the many people for whom you are concerned that they keep growing up to maturity in Christ. God will delight to answer the desires of His own heart as you pray His own words for them.

Colossians 1:9-12

Father, I pray that You will fill (my loved one) with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

   that (they) may live a life worthy of You, Lord,

   that (they) may please You in every way,

   that (they) will bear fruit in every good work,

   that (they) will grow in the knowledge of You,

   that (they) will be strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might,

   that (they) may have great endurance and patience,

   that (they) will joyfully give thanks to You, Father, who has qualified them to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.

Today by Your Spirit may they  their inheritance in Christ Jesus be real.