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Colossians 1:20 (KJV), Colossians 1:28-29 (GNB)
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. *So we preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one into God's presence as a mature individual in union with Christ. To get this done I toil and struggle, using the mighty strength which Christ supplies and which is at work in me.
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. *So we preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one into God's presence as a mature individual in union with Christ. To get this done I toil and struggle, using the mighty strength which Christ supplies and which is at work in me.
As we passionately desire to become more like Christ every day and in every area of our lives, we must also passionately spread this fullness of Christ into every life possible and into every sphere of life and society. According to Ephesians 1:22- 23, God wants Christ's fullness to fill every one of us (the Body of Christ), and also to fill all things (every sphere of life and society).
Just as Jesus sent His disciples ahead before He arrived somewhere (Luke 10:1), He is also sending you and I into every place where He wants His Kingdom to come and His will to be done. The reason why God is filling you with Christ's fullness is so that through you, He can fill other people and also fill every sphere of life and society. The fullness of God's will will then prevail both in those lives and in those spheres of life and society.
Colossians 1:19 reminds us that the fullness of God dwells in Christ. Everyone and everything that is living outside of Christ is lost. All things were made by Christ and all things were made for Christ, Col.1:16. God wants every life and every sphere of life and society to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord; not just with words alone but with deeds. It is only as everyone and everything conforms to Christ that they will be all that God wants them to be. Our second text above shows us that this was a major passion that drove Apostle Paul in everything that he did. He travailed for Christ to be formed in others, Gal. 4:19. This needs to become our passion also.
PRAYER FOCUS: Ask God to use you to spread the fullness of Christ into the lives of others and also into your sphere of influence.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR READING PLAN: 1 KINGS 9; 2 CHRON.8 Empowered to do Exploits... - See more at: http://www.cgmglobal.org/aboveonly/today.php#sthash.X7AsyCei.dpufJust as Jesus sent His disciples ahead before He arrived somewhere (Luke 10:1), He is also sending you and I into every place where He wants His Kingdom to come and His will to be done. The reason why God is filling you with Christ's fullness is so that through you, He can fill other people and also fill every sphere of life and society. The fullness of God's will will then prevail both in those lives and in those spheres of life and society.
Colossians 1:19 reminds us that the fullness of God dwells in Christ. Everyone and everything that is living outside of Christ is lost. All things were made by Christ and all things were made for Christ, Col.1:16. God wants every life and every sphere of life and society to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord; not just with words alone but with deeds. It is only as everyone and everything conforms to Christ that they will be all that God wants them to be. Our second text above shows us that this was a major passion that drove Apostle Paul in everything that he did. He travailed for Christ to be formed in others, Gal. 4:19. This needs to become our passion also.
PRAYER FOCUS: Ask God to use you to spread the fullness of Christ into the lives of others and also into your sphere of influence.
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