The Power of Fullness
Have you ever said, “My heart is full,” or “My cup
runneth over”? At times in life when an experience or event pleases me
immensely, I have felt this way and have said those words.
For example, when I first held each of my newborn sons
and then years later each of my grandchildren, the feelings of joy and
completeness overflowed. More importantly, when our two sons and eight
grandchildren each received Jesus as Savior and Lord and was baptized, my heart
was full.
These life experiences fill our hearts and complete
something in our lives. The Bible speaks of fullness on several occasions,
meaning to be filled to satisfaction or brought to completion. Strong’s defines
fullness as “what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or
what is filled (as container, performance) … fulfilling …” *
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Psalm 24:1-2 tells us, “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters” (NKJV).
How encouraging it is to know that God owns the earth and all that’s in it.
Though the nations rage and Satan appears to be having his way on many fronts, ultimately God will have His way. In the end, we who are in Christ will come out winners.
On God’s calendar:
In the fullness of time He laid the foundations of the
earth. (Psalm 102:25)
In the fullness of time God established His own people
through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
In the fullness of time Father God brought forth His own
Son through the virgin, Mary, and named Him Jesus, (Yeshua in Hebrew).
In the fullness of time Jesus paid the sin debt of all
Mankind, dying on a cross.
In the fullness of time God rose Jesus back to life from
the dead, completing the way for those who put faith in Him to have eternal
life.
In the fullness of time Jesus will return, God will set
up His Eternal Kingdom and all wrongs will made right.
I believe that my favorite Bible uses of the word fullness
are found in Paul’s letter to the fledgling church in Colossae when he spoke of
Jesus. His description of Jesus helps reinforce our reasons to trust Him.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in
heaven and that are on the earth, visible and invisible. Whether thrones or
dominions or principalities of powers. All things were created through Him and
for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist (that
is, hold together**).
“And He is the head of the body, the church,
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may
have preeminence.
“For it pleased the Father that in Him all
the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by
Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the
blood of His cross” (Colossians 1:15-20 NKJV).
Now, that’s enough to make me want to shout! Unless
you’re pressed for time, I suggest you read that passage again—this time out
loud, standing up.
And there’s more. Let’s move into the next chapter for a
nugget that can knock our socks off when we soak it in and believe in depths of
our being that it’s true.
“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the
Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all
principalities and power” (Colossians 2:9-10 NKJV).
Jesus Christ is the fullness of God in bodily form. When
we are born-again believers in Him, He is in us by way of the Holy Spirit. That
means we are complete in Him who has authority over all other powers that may
exist.
The fullness of God is full in us. No, we are not equal
with God by any means. But we have access to our Creator through our Savior,
Jesus. He is in our very breath. We have power over sin, power to stand on
truth, and power to walk in the character of Jesus Himself.
Therefore, let us know our God and know our Savior. Let
us meditate on and study God’s Word, the Bible, so we can understand who we are
in His fullness and be able to withstand the attacks of evil forces and stand
firm in truth—that is, God’s truth. (Ephesians 6:12-13)
Let’s pray: Father, thank You for sending Jesus to
rescue me from evils of life and fears of death. Thank You that in Him Your own
fullness dwells. Help me to allow the fullness of Jesus to shine in my own life
and to fill me with all I need to be who You created me to be. In Jesus name I
pray—amen.
*Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, by James Strong;
Crusade Bible Publishers, Inc.,, Nashville, TN, 1890; Greek Dictionary, p. 58.
**my insert
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2020 Connie Wohlford
