Complete In God!
"For in Christ dwells all the fullness
of the Godhead bodily; and you are
complete in Him."
Colossians 2: 9-10
When we fill our car with gas and
the pump shuts
off automatically, the tank is full. When we fill a sports
bottle with water before heading to the tennis court, it
is full. When we pack dishwasher with plates, glasses,
bowls, and utensils, it is full, there is room for nothing
more.
We understand what it means
for something to be full; it has
reached its capacity.
The apostle Paul used
the idea of fullness to express
the truth that, in Christ, we are full of God Himself. First
is “fullness of the Godhead”—there is
nothing lacking in
God. He is perfect, full of deity. Then, Paul says that the
fullness of God dwells in Christ in “bodily”
form.
Finally, if we are in Christ, then all the fullness of God
dwells in us: We
“are complete in Him.” When we have
Christ, there's no more of God’s presence and reality
to receive. To search for something more of
God
outside of Christ is a vain search.
Don’t be tempted by religious propaganda
that
seeks to give you something new (Colossians 2:8).
When you're in Christ, you have the fullness of God.
"There is an infinite
fullness in Jesus Christ."
J. C. Ryle