That you may be filled with all the fullness of God

The picture I have of this springs from something Bill Johnson said. When we walk into a room the atmosphere changes because the Spirit that is in us, is now in the room. My sense is that the change is directly proportional to the fullness of God that resides in us.

And my sense of how much His fullness resides in us is related to how much we are seeking the light, responding to the light and abiding in the light. We can also think of this as seeking, responding and abiding in the Truth and/or Him. What is important here, is not so much where we are at on the maturity scale, but rather the consistent direction in which we are moving. In particular, no matter have badly we have failed, we can start over by absolute surrender (Romans 12:1) and in this way not only bring honour, glory and praise to His name, but also start to live life in all its fullness (John 10:10b). You see man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).

So if you are feeling that you have a long way to go this morning, be encouraged, you have the ability start to be be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:19) right now by, with His help, starting to move, or continuing to move in the direction of a godly walk. And it is here that those of us who have been on the road for a long while need to be careful that we do not rest on our laurels (the one who sits on his laurels is wearing them in the wrong place!)

Father, I thank You this morning that I can have the living daylights challenged out of me by those who are young (babes) in Christ, or by those who freshly surrender again to You. And Lord let me this morning with Paul be among those who forget those things that are behind, both good and bad, and press toward the goal for the prize of Your upward call in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13, 14). In Jesus Name Amen