Colossians 1:9-12

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may 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 joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.

since the day we heard about you
Colossians 1:4 ... because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints--

asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will
Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

through all spiritual wisdom and understanding
Ephesians 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord
Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

and may please him in every way
2 Corinthians 5:9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

growing in the knowledge of God
Colossians 1:6 ... the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might
Philippians 4:13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

so that you may have great endurance and patience
Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

and joyfully giving thanks to the Father
Ephesians 5:20 ... always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."

in the kingdom of light
Acts 26:17b-18 "I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."

NOTES:
Light symbolizes holiness - Matthew 5:14; 6:23; Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:5
Light symbolizes truth - Psalm 36:9; 119:105, 130; 2 Corinthians 4:6
Light symbolizes love - James 1:17; 1 John 2:9-10
Light symbolizes glory - Isaiah 60:1-3; 1 Timothy 6:16
Light symbolizes life - John 1:4
God is characterized by light - 1 John 1:5
Christ is characterized by light - John 8:12
The Christian is characterized by light - Ephesians 5:8
The kingdom of light as the opposite of the dominion of darkness - Colossians 1:13

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