Filled With His Fullness
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might
be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:19.
There are many who think that it is impossible to escape from the power
of sin, but the promise is that we may be filled with all the fullness of
God. We aim too low. The mark is much higher. Our minds need expansion, that
we may comprehend the significance of the provision of God. We are to
reflect the highest attributes of the character of God. We should be
thankful that we are not to be left to ourselves. The law of God is the
exalted standard to which we are to attain. . . . We are not to walk
according to our own ideas. . . , but we are to follow in the footsteps of
Christ.
The work of overcoming is in our hands, but we are not to overcome in
our own name or strength, for of ourselves we cannot keep the commandments
of God. The Spirit of God must help our infirmities. Christ has become our
sacrifice and surety. He has become sin for us that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him. Through faith in His name He imputes unto us
His righteousness, and it becomes a living principle in our life. . . .
Christ imputes to us His sinless character and presents us to the Father in
His own purity.
We cannot provide a robe of righteousness for ourselves, for the
prophet says, "All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags" (Isa. 64:6).
There is nothing in us from which we can clothe the soul so that its
nakedness shall not appear. We are to receive the robe of righteousness
woven in the loom of heaven, even the spotless robe of Christ's
righteousness. We are to say, "He died for me. He bore my soul's disgrace,
that in His name I might be an overcomer and be exalted to His throne."
It is privilege of the children of God to be filled with all the
fullness of God. "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto
him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world
without end" (Eph. 3:20, 21).
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