Colossians 2:9-10
“For in him the whole
fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the
head of all rule and authority.” It
would be somewhat strange to find a follower of Christ, a person who believes
Jesus was born of a virgin, who’s Father was God, and who was sent to redeem
them from the penalty of sin, not believing “For
in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.”
Most believers in Christ are in full agreement with the
truth listed above, they believe; “He is the image
of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all
things were created through him and for him.” (Colossians
1:15-16) Yes, to believe any less
would be foolish!
What about the last part of those verses, how are you doing
with, “and you have been filled in him, who is
the head of all rule and authority.”
What does that mean, to be filled? The dictionary gives this definition of
the word fill, “put someone or something into (a space or container) so that
it is completely or almost completely full.” Is Colossians 2:10,
telling us we are full of Christ Jesus?
Is it based on our performance or our relationship?
Often analogy helps me understand a truth, so this is my
attempt using an electric car and the Holy Spirit. A new electric car was delivered to my home, and I was told
by the person who delivered it and I received instructions from the manufacturer
that it had been tested before leaving the factory and was in perfect working
order, it would only require that I plug it into an electric outlet for twelve
hours before it would receive power to perform. I acknowledge that fact to the person who delivered the car
and also replied to the manufacturer that I knew it would require me plugging
it into an electric outlet, so it could perform in the manner of it’s
design. I was so proud of that
car, it had a special place in the garage, but it never had any power to do
what it was designed to do. You
see I would tell and show my electric car to others, but it was waiting for me
to follow the instructions of the manufacturer. It was waiting to be plugged in! My dear friend Pete Peterson, told how his life at church
was like a unplugged vacuum cleaner, he was into all the duties of the church,
but he had never plugged into Christ, his life was all what Pete could do, till
Christ became his source of power.
Listen and act on what Jesus is telling you in John
14:15-21, “If you love me, you will keep my
commandments. And I will ask the
Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the
Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor
knows him. You know him, for he
dwells with you and will be in you.
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will
see me no more, but you will see me.
Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am
in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he is who loves
me. And he who loves me will be
loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Many of us Christians are
like the electric car; we are in the garage, only needing to follow the
Manufacturers instructions.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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