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Filled Up With God
This may sound a little strange at first, but the apostle Paul said this to
the Ephesians. Paul had just explained the revelation of the mystery of the
Church in chapter 3:1-13; then he offers an exhortation which we would do well
to pay attention to.
Paul speaks in verse 14 through verse 19. "For this
reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and
on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches
of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner
man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being
rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what
is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ
which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fulness of God".
Twice in this passage Paul mentions being filled in Christ and God. This means
that our lives are to be permeated with the Divine beings. Our focus in life
needs to be upon God and Christ and the words of Their Holy Spirit. This is
only possible when we understand what God expects of us, and do our best to
apply God's standards to our own lives. This is what Matthew 6:33 is about "But
seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things
will be added to you".
We are to learn everything we can about the Christ, and God. We need to study
the Bible to learn as much as we can about God, His will, His character, His
nature, and His love. We study to learn Christ so that we can imitate Him in
our own life. We must learn what He learned and live like He lived. Our life
is to be about our Father's business, in the same way that Jesus purposed in
His life to do the Father's will.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ;
and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I
now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered
Himself up for me". Yes, we can be filled with God and Christ.
By Carey Scott
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