daily reading 39.4 (Colossians 1:3–8)

 5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024


Our opening prayer for this week:

    Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
    O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!
    Let all who hear
    Now to his temple draw near,
    Joining in glad adoration.

    Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things is wondrously reigning
    And as on wings of an eagle, uplifting, sustaining.
    Have you not seen
    All that is needful has been
    Sent by his gracious adorning?

    Praise to the Lord, who has fearfully, wondrously made you,
    Health has bestowed and, when heedlessly falling, has stayed you.
    What need or grief
    Ever has failed of relief?
    Wings of his mercy did shade you.

    Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;
    Surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.
    Ponder anew
    What the Almighty can do
    As with his love he befriends you.

    Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that is in me adore him!
    All that has life and breath, come now with praise before him!
    Let the Amen
    Sound from his people again;
    Gladly forever adore him! Amen.

Colossians 1:3–8

  • We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,  4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints 5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel  6  that has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate God's grace.
  •  7 You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,  8 and he has told us about your love in the Spirit.
helpful introductory notes on Colossians
helpful notes on Colossians 1:3–8




For yourself pray:

  • That God makes you much more humble in Christ

For others pray

  • That God glorifies his holy name by bringing many people in your area to new faith in Christ, with new love in the Spirit

A song to listen to and ponder, as time allows

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