15 Days Of Prayers Of The Holy Spirit Day 8: Spiritual Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding & Spiritual Power
Study The Word
Colossians 1:9 -12 KJV
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 That you might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
ἐπίγνωσις epignōsis knowledge – precise, exact and full knowledge; full insight of spiritual and physical things; complete knowledge of things visible and invisible
Colossians 1:9 – 12 AMP
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things], 10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord [displaying admirable character, moral courage, and personal integrity], to [fully] please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing in the knowledge of God [with deeper faith, clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts]; [we pray that you may be] 11 strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints (God’s people) in the Light.
σοφία sophia wisdom – divine insight into the reality of spiritual and physical things; application of intelligence and knowledge of spiritual and physical things.
Colossians 1:9 – 12 TPT
9 Since we first heard about you, we’ve kept you always in our prayers that you would receive the perfect knowledge of God’s pleasure over your lives, making you reservoirs of every kind of wisdom and spiritual understanding. 10 We pray that you would walk in the ways of true righteousness, pleasing God in every good thing you do. Then you’ll become fruit-bearing branches, yielding to his life, and maturing in the rich experience of knowing God in his fullness! 11 And we pray that you would be energized with all his explosive power from the realm of his magnificent glory, filling you with great hope. 12 Your hearts can soar with joyful gratitude when you think of how God made you worthy to receive the glorious inheritance freely given to us by living in the light.
σύνεσις sunesis understanding – intelligent understanding of spiritual and physical matters; divine intelligence of spiritual and physical things, spiritual intelligence of all things.
Colossians 1:9 – 12 BBE
9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit, 10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy; 12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
δύναμις dunamis might – inherent power, miraculous power, spiritual power, mighty divine force.
Colossians 1:9 – 12 EXB
9 Because of this, since the day we heard about you, we have continued [not ceased] praying for you, asking God that you will know fully what he wants [to fill you with the knowledge of his will], and that you will have great [in all] ·spiritual wisdom and understanding [ wisdom and understanding from the Spirit] 10 so that you will live the kind of life that honors [is worthy of] and pleases the Lord in every way. You will produce fruit in every good work and grow in the knowledge of God. 11 God will strengthen you […being strengthened] with his own great power [all power according to his glorious might] so that you will not give up when troubles come, but you will be patient. 12 And you will joyfully give thanks [ …have patience with joy, giving thanks] to the Father who has made you able to have a share in ·all that he has prepared for his people in the kingdom of light [the inheritance of the saints/holy ones in the light].
κράτος kratos power – divine dominion of power, dominion of God’s strength, divine capacity, capacity of God’s might, capacity of His strength,
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father in accordance with Your divine will and purpose for my life in Christ Jesus, I ask to be filled with the knowledge of Your Word in all wisdom and spiritual understanding making me a walking and talking reservoir of every kind of wisdom and expressions of Your knowledge. Heavenly Father, by this I receive the grace and empowerment the live worthy of You unto all pleasing, spiritually empowered from within by Your miraculous and explosive power in accordance with the measure of Your divine dominion and capacity of strength, and into attaining abilities of endurance and patience with joy. Heavenly Father I give You thanks for all this and for making me worthy to receive and participate in this glorious inheritance of the saints who are in the light, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Speak The Word
I am filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all wisdom and divine insight and spiritual understanding and intelligence of spiritual and physical things. Being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God, I am propelled and positioned to walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing. I am pepertually strengthened with God’s own great power according to the full capacity of His might and strength, being fruitful in every good work, and I am ever increasing in the knowledge of God increasing in faith with a clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts. I am always joyfully giving thanks with patience and endurance to the Father who has made me able to have my full share in all the inheritance that He has prepared for His people in the kingdom of light in the name of Jesus Christ.
