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Monday, January 10, 2011

Colossians 1:11

(Colossians 1:11 GNB)  May you be made strong with all the strength which comes from his glorious power, so that you may be able to endure everything with patience. And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for his people in the kingdom of light.



Here's a note from the Barnes commentary on this verse:


 which comes from his glorious power - Not by any human means, but by the power of God. There is a manifestation of power in the spirit with which Christians are enabled to bear up under trials, which shows that it is not of human origin. It is the power which God gives them in the day of trial. This power is “glorious,” or, as it is in the Greek, it is the “power of his glory.” It is manifestly the power of the great and glorious God, and it tends to promote his glory, and to show forth his praise.

endure everything with patience - So that you may be enabled to bear all your trials without complaining. It is only the power of God that can enable us to do that.


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