| For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell. | ||
| Colossians 1:19 | ||
| All fullness is in Jesus. Therefore, the closer I am to Jesus, the fuller I will be as a man. Conversely, the further I pull away from Jesus, the emptier I’ll feel inside. All of creation centers around Jesus, is held together by Jesus, points to Jesus, and finds its fulfillment in Jesus. It’s all about Jesus. Some people compartmentalize their Christianity like a Swanson’s TV Dinner. They’ve got their recreation section, their relationship section, their financial section, their hobby section, and their Christian section. So on Sunday they concentrate on church; Monday through Friday on money; evenings on relationships, and Saturday on sports and hobbies. But ultimately, they find it frustrating and ineffective because God intended our lives not to be TV dinners, but chicken pot pies — all stirred together so that when we’re skiing, we’re praising God for the beauty around us; when we’re at work, we’re praying, ‘Lord, help me use this as a point of ministry’; when we’re with family, we’re seeking not a break from service, but an opportunity for service. It’s all mixed together. If you continue to ‘TV-Dinner’ it, you’re going to be depressed and discouraged. But it won’t be because God is punishing you. It will simply be the result of your failure to understand that Jesus holds all things together, that in Him all fullness dwells. | ||
