- I pray for you. (Phil 1:9-11)
Col 1:9-12, 2 Pt 3:18, Jn 6:29, Jn 5:39, Lk 10:41-42, Gal 5:22-23
Paul prayed for the saints like this:
Paul prayed that the saints would grow in knowing God’s will and knowing God. (Col 1:9-10, Phil 1:9-10)
Col 1:9 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 ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Phil 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
The will of God is to believe that the Christ is Jesus, whom God has sent, and to save all those whom God has entrusted to us. (Jn 6:29,39-40)
Jn 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
2 Pt 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Paul prayed that the saints would be full of the fruit of righteousness and glorify God. (Phil 1:11, Gal 5:22-23)
Phil 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.