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LIVING ABOVE OR BELOW PAR?
I am so amazed when I read the wonder of the truth of God's Word and yet so ashamed how we rarely live in the experience of it. Colossians 2:9 says, "For in him (Christ Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in him." Colossians 1:19 says that "It pleased the Father than in him all the fullness should dwell." We acknowledge this truth, but do we acknowledge that Christ lives in us (Colossians 1:27)? That means that every moment we can tap into all the fullness of God, for Christ DWELLS IN US!
This foundation, and yet revolutionary truth, changes our lives as mothers as we cook in our kitchen, tend to our little flock, and fulfill all the household tasks we have to accomplish each day. We don't do any of this on our own. We do it with the FULLNESS OF GOD DWELLINGIN US! Can you get a hold of this truth? Of course, we will only experience it as we acknowledge and confess it.
When you feel miserable, acknowledge the joy of the Lord that dwells in you for He is filled with the "oil of gladness above thy fellows" (Hebrews 1:9). When you are frustrated and losing your patience, acknowledge His patience for He is filled with longsuffering and lives within you! When you are in a state of tension, acknowledge His rest for He lives in rest and He lives in you!
Let's not live in the flesh and below par, when Christ died and rose again to live His life in us. Let's walk in our home in the revelation of this truth.
Love from Nancy Campbell
