Colossians 1:11

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

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;

All Things

Filled with Joy

O God

Ephesians 3:16

That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;

Ephesians 4:2

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

Romans 5:3-5

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Ephesians 6:10

Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

Philippians 4:13

I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.

Proverbs 24:10

If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.

Romans 2:7

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

2 Corinthians 6:4-6

But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

James 5:7-8

Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

2 Peter 1:6

And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

Exodus 15:6

Full of glory, O Lord, is the power of your right hand; by your right hand those who came against you are broken.

Isaiah 45:24

Only in the Lord will Jacob overcome and be strong: together all those who were angry with him will be put to shame and come to destruction.

Acts 5:41

So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

2 Timothy 2:1-3

So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 10:34-38

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

Hebrews 11:34-38

Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.

Hebrews 12:1-2

For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

James 1:2-4

Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

Jude 1:25

To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

Revelation 14:12

Here is the quiet strength of the saints, who keep the orders of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Acts 1:8

But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.