Tag: fullness
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Fullness
Colossians 2:9-10 “ For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him . . .” Do you have enough? “Enough what?” – you might say. Well, do you have enough money to buy everything you ever needed or wanted, enough skill to accomplish anything you’ve ever needed…
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The Fullness of God
Colossians 1:19 “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.” Perhaps nowhere else in scripture is the contrast between a person without God in his or her life and a person with God in their life seen as it is in the verse above. The Scriptures talk much about God’s “fullness.” God’s attributes…
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Allness
Colossians 1:9-10 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”…
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Are you hungry?
Proverbs 27:7 “One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.” Revelation 3:17 “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.” Do you know any picky eaters? Some people are so picky about their…
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The cure for want
Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Do unfinished or incomplete things bother you? Maybe it’s a set of encyclopedias that is missing a couple volumes. Or perhaps you’ve seen a house that has stood there partially constructed for years on end. Whatever it is, it is likely a mark of…