This is day 16 of our 27-day gratitude and prayer guide in preparation for Thanksgiving. You can download the entire guide here.
Day 1: Read — Colossians 3:15-17
Prepare for your reading:
Ask God to shine light on His word for us: “Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, I want to see you.”
Read Colossians 3:15-17
Try reading from two or more versions and see if any give you a different insight on the passage.
Write these verses down on a sheet of paper or in a journal. Perhaps try to memorize them or place them somewhere visible through the day
Scripture interprets scripture
In the place where you wrote down the passage, write your thoughts about the following questions:
How does 1 Peter 4:10 support your understanding of Colossians 3:15-17?
In what way does Hebrews 10:24-25 help better understand this passage?
Prayer of Adoration
Preparation for prayer
What do you see in the scriptures you’ve read today that leads you to praise God? Write your answer down.
Offer a prayer of praise to God
What do you see in these passages that causes you to praise God? Write them down on your paper or in your journal.
Spend some time praising God for the things you wrote down and for what you see in our passage and the other scriptures we looked at. You can use the following as a prompt.
Lord, God Almighty, I praise you for your Son, the Prince of Peace, and for the way you let His peace rule in our hearts if we allow it.
I praise you also for the message of Christ. You give us life and hope through Him and we celebrate for what you have given.
Your peace and your message have the power to flow out of us in tremendous ways. Let the way that I use that, the way I interact, teach, admonish, and encourage, let my interactions that come out of what you have done be a praise offering to you.
I see what you’ve done and I see what you’ve given, and I offer to you my songs, my hymns, and songs from the Spirit up to you in adoration of what you’ve done and how you provide. Through Jesus, I offer my praise. Amen.