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Daily devotions for 01-27-2005:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: A Fulness in Christ
Evening Title: Ponder Our Lord
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Morning: A Fulness in Christ
"And of his fulness have all we received." --John 1:16
These words tell us that there is a fulness in Christ. There is a fulness of
essential Deity,
for "in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead." There is a fulness of
perfect manhood, for in Him, bodily, that Godhead was revealed.
There is a fulness of atoning efficacy in His blood, for "the blood of Jesus
Christ, His Son,
cleanseth us from all sin." There is a fulness of justifying righteousness in
His life, for "there
is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus." There is a
fulness of divine prevalence in His plea, for "He is able to save to the
uttermost them that come unto God by Him; seeing He ever liveth to make
intercession for them." There is a fulness of victory in His death, for through
death He destroyed him that had the power of death, that is the devil. There is
a fulness of efficacy in His resurrection from the dead, for by it "we are
begotten again unto a lively hope." There is a fuIness of triumph in His
ascension, for "when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and
received gifts for men." There is a fulness of blessings of every sort and
shape; a fulness of grace to pardon, of grace to regenerate, of grace to
sanctify, of grace to preserve, and of grace to perfect. There is a fulness at
all times; a fulness of comfort in affliction; a fulness of guidance in
prosperity. A fulness of every divine attribute, of wisdom, of power, of love;
a fulness which it were impossible to survey, much less to explore.
"It pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell."
Oh, what a fulness must this be of which all receive! Fulness, indeed, must
there be when the
stream is always flowing, and yet the well springs up as free, as rich, as full
as ever.
Come, believer, and get all thy need supplied; ask largely, and thou shalt
receive largely, for
this "fulness" is inexhaustible, and is treasured up where all the needy may
reach it, even in
Jesus, Immanuel--God with us.
Evening: Ponder Our Lord
"But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart." --Luke 2:19
There was an exercise, on the part of this blessed woman, of three powers of
her being: her
memory--she kept all these things; her affections--she kept them in her heart;
her intellect--she pondered them; so that memory, affection, and understanding,
were all exercised about the things which she had heard. Beloved, remember what
you have heard of your Lord Jesus, and what He has done for you; make your
heart the golden pot of manna to preserve the memorial of the heavenly bread
whereon you have fed in days gone by. Let your memory treasure up everything
about Christ which you have either felt, or known, or believed, and then let
your fond affections hold Him fast for evermore. Love the person of your Lord!
Bring forth the alabaster box of your heart, even though it be broken, and let
all the precious ointment of your affection come streaming on His pierced feet.
Let your intellect be exercised concerning the Lord Jesus. Meditate upon what
you read: stop not at the surface; dive into the depths. Be not as the swallow
which toucheth the brook with her wing, but as the fish which penetrates the
lowest wave. Abide with your Lord: let Him not be to you as a wayfaring man,
that tarrieth for a night, but constrain Him, saying, "Abide with us, for the
day is far spent." Hold Him, and do not let Him go. The word "ponder, ' means
to weigh. Make ready the balances of judgment. Oh, but where are the scales
that can weigh the Lord Christ? "He taketh up the isles as a very little
thing:"--who shall take Him up? "He weigheth the mountains in scales"--in what
scales shall we weigh Him? Be it so, if your understanding cannot comprehend,
let your affections apprehend; and if your spirit cannot compass the Lord Jesus
in the grasp of understanding, let it embrace Him in the arms of affection.
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