Strength for Today

"I'm so full I couldn't eat another bite!" Ever said that as you pushed back from the table? But how full of Christ are you? The Bible says, "You have been given fullness in Christ" (Col. 2:10). Do you sense that fullness? The Bible has much to say about fullness. In God's presence there is fullness of joy (Psa. 16:11). In the fullness of time God sent forth His Son to be the Savior of the world (Gal. 4:4). The fullness of the Deity dwells in Christ (Col. 2:9). Paul soke of the fullness of the blessing of Christ (Rom. 15:29). He prayed that believers might experience the fullness of God (Eph. 3:19) and the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13). He also spoke of that time when the fullness of the Gentiles would happen (Rom. 11:25). Jesus was full of grace and truth (John 1:14) and "of His fullness we have all received" (John 1:16). We should be full of both grace and truth. Take time to look up some of these passages and ponder how full you really are. There is surely room for more! We cannot fill up until we are empty, so perhaps we need to empty ourselves of self and stuff so that we can truly experience the fullness of God and Christ and all these other good things.