Colossians 1:11

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁰ Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and your characters will grow through a fuller knowledge of God; ¹¹ You will be made strong at all points with a strength worthy of the power manifested in his Glory--strong to endure with patience, and even with gladness, whatever may befall you; ¹² And you will give thanks to the Father who made you fit to share the lot which awaits Christ's People in the realms of Light.

All Things

Filled with Joy

O God

Ephesians 3:16

And pray that, in proportion to the wealth of his glory, he will strengthen you with his power by breathing his Spirit into your inmost soul,

Ephesians 4:2

Always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,

Romans 5:3-5

And not only that, but let us also exult in our troubles;

Ephesians 6:10

For the future, find strength in your union with the Lord, and in the power which comes from his might.

Philippians 4:13

I can do everything in the strength of him who makes me strong!

Romans 2:7

To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;

2 Corinthians 4:7

This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, that its all- prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.

2 Corinthians 6:4-6

No, we are trying to commend ourselves under all circumstances, as God's ministers should--in many an hour of endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties,

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

But his reply has been-- 'My help is enough for you; for my strength attains its perfection in the midst of weakness.' Most gladly, then, will I boast all the more of my weaknesses, so that the strength of the Christ may overshadow me.

James 5:7-8

Be patient, then, Brothers, till the Coming of the Lord. Even the farmer has to wait for the precious fruit of the earth, watching over it patiently, till it has had the spring and summer rains.

2 Peter 1:6

knowledge by self-control, self-control by endurance, endurance by piety,

Acts 5:41

But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

So that none of you should be shaken by the troubles through which you are passing. You yourselves know that we are destined to meet with such things.

2 Timothy 2:1-3

Do you, then, my Child, find strength in the help which comes from the union with Christ Jesus;

Hebrews 10:34-38

For you not only sympathized with those who were in prison, but you even took the confiscation of your possessions joyfully, knowing, as you did, that you had in yourselves a greater possession and a lasting one.

Hebrews 11:34-38

quelled the fury of the flames, escaped the edge of the sword, found strength in the hour of weakness, displayed their prowess in war, and routed hostile armies.

Hebrews 12:1-2

Seeing, therefore, that there is on every side of us such a throng of witnesses, let us also lay aside everything that hinders us, and the sin that clings about us, and run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,

James 1:2-4

My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing,

Jude 1:25

to the one God, our Saviour, be ascribed, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, glory, majesty, power, and dominion, as it was before time began, is now, and shall be for all time to come. Amen.

Revelation 14:12

(Here there is need for endurance on the part of Christ's People--those who lay to heart the commands of God and the Faith of Jesus.)

Acts 1:8

But you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit shall have descended upon you, and shall be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."