Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional, 24th February, 2019.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc DD,
THEME : THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST,
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all (Ephesians 1:22-23).
Our opening Scripture is so powerful, and so revealing. The Church is the fullness of Christ! That means we’re the completion of Christ; He’s the head, and we’re the body, and when you put us together, we’re the Christ in full. We’re the fullness of Him that fills everything. Blessed truth! I wish that all of God’s children would grasp this!
John 1:16 says, “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” We’ve received of His fullness. No wonder Jesus said in John 5:26, “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself” ; He was talking about inherent life. He’s full of life; He’s all of life; all of divinity. God the Father doesn’t have any more life than Jesus has. Then, we read in John 1:16 that we have received of His fullness. He’s full of God, and that fullness has passed unto us, not in trickles, but in it’s entirety. If we had less life than He does, we’d not be the fullness of Him, because the Scripture says, “…the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all .” Each one of us is filled in Him, and with Him. You’re in Him, and He’s in you. This was God’s plan, idea, and dream from the foundation of the world, for us to be the fullness of Christ, and He accomplished it in Christ Jesus, and bysending the Holy Spirit to live in us.
The Church is a supernatural body; and you’re part of that body. You’re full of God, not sickness and disease. You might have been told that you came from a poor family, therefore, you may not really amount tomuch in life; but that can’t be, because you belong in another family; the family of Christ—the Church! And in Christ, you’re in wealth, splendour, prosperity, and glory. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
I’ve got treasures in me! The glory of God is in me; the life of God is in me; the Word of God is working in me, and I’m the reflection of the Word of God. I’m filled with Christ, and as He is, so am I in this world! My life is a continuous manifestation of Christ and the supernatural! Blessed be God!
FURTHER STUDY:
Psalm 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High.
1 Corinthians 6:17
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1 John 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement: because as He is, so are we in this world.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 6:30-56 & Leviticus 25
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 17:14-21 & Exodus 5