COMPLETE IN CHRIST
5th of 7 devotions in Labor Day Rest series
Colossians 2:9-10: “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity
lives in bodily form, and you have been given the fullness of Christ, who is
head over very power and authority.”
“Hurray up, you’re gonna miss the
bus!” ten year old Jeremy yelled to stragglers who played games on their way to
the bus stop.
Eight
year old Devon tagged his classmate on the shoulder and took off running. “You’re it!” he yelled. “I’ll beat you to a window seat!”
Marian,
the bus driver, sighed. She hates
watching kids race to the corner. What if one of them falls into the street? she
frets, as she slows the bus down, pulling toward the curb.
This
early morning hysteria is common when school’s in session.
Really,
Jeremy has patience in Christ. He just
enjoys prodding the younger kids to hurry.
Devon is selfless in Christ; he just enjoys running. Marian
is at peace in Christ. She just doesn’t
want anyone to get hurt on her watch.
People
forget that we’re work-in-progress.
Transforming into Christlikeness is a life-long process. We can recognize our growth every day, when
we cooperate with God’s Spirit. We can
ease up on judging others because all Believers transform a little bit every
day into Christlikeness.
Reread
the opening Scripture. Think about Jesus
as fully human AND fully God. Those who believe
in Him also have the fullness of God residing inside. Do you believe that you are being made complete
and perfect in Christ right now?
Regardless
of how we see ourselves—our heavenly Father sees His kids as perfect and
complete.
Thanks,
Abba! Thanks, Jesus!
Big
smiley face.
Human
eyes see only flesh, and judge what the flesh shows. God sees and judges people’s spirits. His Spirit lives inside Believers! God sees His kids as new creations in Christ
(2 Corinthians 5:12). He knows that
Believers are conquerors in Christ (Romans 8:37), blameless and complete in His
Son Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:8).
God
longs for His kids to view ourselves as He sees us.
Believers
have everything in Christ: Jesus is our patience. Jesus is
our wisdom. Jesus is our healing. When
your world is shaking, Jesus is your
peace and rest. Whatever’s happening in
your life, God sees you as complete in Jesus. You can believe it!
Not
someday, TODAY. Check out the lesson linked below, for
Biblical proof.
Take
Home Nugget
All
that remains is for you to walk daily in His completeness. We can believe what we confess: I AM COMPLETE IN CHRIST! Jesus lives in me. Jesus is my forgiveness. Jesus is my righteousness. I have favor and protection from God in
Jesus.
Thank
You, Jesus, for being my completeness!
Adapted from
one ”Daily Grace Ministries”
devotion by Joseph Prince. www.josephprinceministries@josephprince.org.
June, 2015.
J.D. Griffith
Written
for http://www.Biblestudyforkids.com
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