Well (well-being) – the state of being healthy,
happy or prosperous.
Luke 17:19 “…your faith has
made you well (healed you)”
Soul – the spirit (inner
man) in man that is believed to be separate from the boy and is the source of a
person’s emotional, spiritual, and moral nature.
Romans 7:22 – For in my
inner being I delight in God’s law (I love God’s law with all my heart).
Isaiah 40:29-31..the people
who trust the Lord will become strong again. They will rise up as an eagle in
the sky.
We are told not to wait for God but to wait upon Him. Like a waiter in
a restaurant, we’re to take an active part in pleasing Him. We’re to honor Him
with worship in the morning. We’re to talk to Him in the evening. We’re to look
for ways to serve Him by loving people throughout the day. And, as we wait on
the Lord, we’ll find more strength to awit on Him even more in a never-ending
cycle. (Jon Courson)
“His strength is perfected
in our weakness” – Chuck Smith
But those who wait for the
Lord (who expect, look for, and hope in Him) shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift
their wings and mount up (close to God) as eagles mount up (close to God) as eagles (mount up to the sun); they shall
run and not be weary, the shall walk and not faint or become tired. (Heb
12:1-3) AMP
The greatest human strength
is powerless to meet the challenges of life. The powerful Creator God gives
power (Is. 40:29) Renew here means to “to exchange.” Those who wait or depend
on the Lord will exchange their weakness for God’s strength. Neither soaring
with wings as eagles nor running is pictured as climax; rather the sought after
prize of walking as presented as the mainstay of Christian experience. Serving
God in the mountain-top experience of experiences of life when His people can
soar with Him is not so difficult. The most difficult times of service can be
in the monotonous everyday grind of life when Godpeople (CF’s) feel like they
are spinning their wheels and going nowhere. The Lord’s children can exchange
their weaknesses for God’s strength in the daily walk of life.
Ephesians 3:16 – I pray that
out of his glorious riches he may strengthen
you with power (the ability to do or act; strength, might, force) through His
Spirit in your inner being.
Colossians 1:11…being strengthened with all power according
to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience…
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Strengthen –
to make stronger; give strength to.
Endurance –
the ability to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress or other adverse
conditions:
o Stamina
o Lasting quality
Patience –
quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered are, diligence.
Paul never met the
Colossians but he faithfully prayed for them. His prayers teach us how to pray how
to pray for other believers (CF’s), whether we know them or not. We can request
that they:
Understand what God wants them to do,
Gain spiritual wisdom
Honor and please God
Produce every kind of good fruit
Learn to know God better and better
Be strengthened with God’s power
Have great endurance and patience
Be filled with joy and
Give thanks always.
In Jon Courson’s Commentary on Colossians
1:9-13, he writes, If you desire to be a prayer warrior, carefully
consider this prayer. Notice how Paul prays for things we don’t even think
about. We pray, “Oh, Lord, help him to get over his arthritis,” or “ Help her to be happy in her relationship”
or “Help them get the new car.” But what does Paul pray? Under the inspiration
of the Spirit, Paul prays that the Colossians would know the will of God and
walk worthy of Him, that they would be fruitful and strengthened with His
might, and that they would be patient and full of joy. Those are important issues.
Those are the issues of eternity. So if we want to know how to pray for our
kids, grandkids, parents or spouse – listen to Paul pray.
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