"And of His fullness have we all received, and grace for grace." Jn 1:16
I believe that the Holy Spirit arrested my attention on "fullness" as I read this scripture. "Of His fullness" - the fullness of Jesus Christ (peroma in the Greek and explained in the Strong's Dictionary as that which has been filled:-
1. As a ship (manned) with sailors, rowers, soldiers
2. In the New Testament, the body of believers, as that which is filled with the presence, power, agency, riches of God and of Christ.
Wow! Did you get that. We are filled with the presence of Christ, His Power, agency and riches!
Scripture confirms this thought:-
Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Eph 1:23)
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things? (Rom 8:32)
The Strong's also explains this as " completeness", "fullness" and "abundance". I think that they are pretty cool words but not just words, God is conveying the awesome truth that Christ dwells in us, in all His fullness.
Jesus went about doing good and destroying all the works of the enemy, healing all who were oppressed because He was empowered by the Holy Spirit and God was with Him. (Acts 10:38) That same spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in us (Rom 8:11) which is why Jesus said that the works He did we would do, and even greater works (Jn14:12) as He was going to the Father. Maybe we don't quite get this. That same creative power that brought life back to Jesus, that resurrection power is in us, and available for us, to bring healing into other people's lives and situations. We have the answer to their illnesses and woes, but we don't utilise the power that is available in us. Jesus, seated in Heaven, still wants to touch people today as the scriptures tell us, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Heb 13:8) Did you catch that, Jesus NEVER changes. His mercy, grace and truth are still integral to His nature and character.
Now we know that Jesus is at the right hand of God but we are His agents on earth to bring His Kingdom goodwill and favour to a broken world. (Luke 2:14) Just mediate on this.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt 28:18-20)
This mandate was not just for the disciples of yesteryear but for every disciple (follower) of Jesus Christ today, and history, as well as this present day, can confirm many who have taken this mandate personally and moved in the supernatural miraculous power and authority of heaven. They have indeed believed in the authority of Christ, His all encompassing authority over everything. Not just some authority! ALL THINGS, whether in heaven, on, or under the earth must bow to the authority
and power in the name of Jesus. (Phil 2:10) Every knee will bow, every sickness, every lie, every
demon will submit to the authority that great and powerful name. And HIS name is the badge of authority He has given us TODAY to bring about Kingdom purposes, to save, heal and deliver.
If we believe, we have heavenly gifts that we can pull down from heaven, to give to others; a gift of a healing, a gift of salvation, a gift of a new organ, a gift of sight, of hearing, of mercy, of comfort and whatever Father God has available to give. This is because we have at our disposal, the riches of Christ and God. We just need to proclaim in faith and boldness as an ambassador of Heaven, speaking those things that are not as though they are, (Rom 4:17), even as children of God.
while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Cor 4:18)
Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our
confession, Jesus; who was faithful to him who appointed him (Heb 1:2-3)
I love the way scripture exhorts us to consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus. You see we often look at the container instead of the contents. Jesus Christ dwells in these jars of clays , so that no flesh will glory because the power in us, is of Him. (1 Cor 1:24-30)
For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, (Cor 2:9)
Jesus our Apostle has gone before us and shown us the "how to..!" As we worship Him and consider His life and His compassion which moved Him to touch, even the untouchable, how He carried our sins and infirmities, we will have the courage to step out in His Name, knowing without a doubt, that He wants to connect with those He loves in the world. After all, He freely gave His life on that cross
to bring many, healed and whole into a relationship with the Holy Trinity.
Whose miracle are you today, whose comfort, whose wisdom, whose healing, whose encouragement, whose revelation, whose touch of a Loving Father to a person's heart today?
I believe that the Holy Spirit arrested my attention on "fullness" as I read this scripture. "Of His fullness" - the fullness of Jesus Christ (peroma in the Greek and explained in the Strong's Dictionary as that which has been filled:-
1. As a ship (manned) with sailors, rowers, soldiers
2. In the New Testament, the body of believers, as that which is filled with the presence, power, agency, riches of God and of Christ
Wow! Did you get that. We are filled with the presence of Christ, His Power, agency and riches!
Scripture confirms this thought:-
Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Eph 1:23)
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things? (Rom 8:32)
The Strong's also explains this as " completeness", "fullness" and "abundance". I think that they are pretty cool words but not just words, God is conveying the awesome truth that Christ dwells in us, in all His fullness.
Jesus went about doing good and destroying all the works of the enemy, healing all who were oppressed because He was empowered by the Holy Spirit and God was with Him. (Acts 10:38) That same spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in us (Rom 8:11) which is why Jesus said that the works He did we would do, and even greater works (Jn14:12) as He was going to the Father. Maybe we don't quite get this. That same creative power that brought life back to Jesus, that resurrection power is in us, and available for us, to bring healing into other people's lives and situations. We have the answer to their illnesses and woes, but we don't utilise the power that is available in us. Jesus, seated in Heaven, still wants to touch people today as the scriptures tell us, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Heb 13:8) Did you catch that, Jesus NEVER changes. His mercy, grace and truth are still integral to His nature and character.
Now we know that Jesus is at the right hand of God but we are His agents on earth to bring His Kingdom goodwill and favour to a broken world. (Luke 2:14) Just mediate on this.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt 28:18-20)
This mandate was not just for the disciples of yesteryear but for every disciple (follower) of Jesus Christ today, and history, as well as this present day, can confirm many who have taken this mandate personally and moved in the supernatural miraculous power and authority of heaven. They have
indeed believed in the authority of Christ, His all encompassing authority over everything. Not just some authority! ALL THINGS, whether in heaven, on, or under the earth must bow to the authority and power in the name of Jesus. (Phil 2:10) Every knee will bow, every sickness, every lie, every demon will submit to the authority that great and powerful name. And HIS name is the badge of authority He has given us TODAY to bring about Kingdom purposes, to save, heal and deliver.
If we believe, we have heavenly gifts that we can pull down from heaven, to give to others; a gift of a healing, a gift of salvation, a gift of a new organ, a gift of sight, of hearing, of mercy, of comfort and whatever Father God has available to give. This is because we have at our disposal, the riches of Christ and God. We just need to proclaim in faith and boldness as an ambassador of Heaven, speaking those things that are not as though they are, (Rom 4:17), even as children of God.
while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things
which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Cor 4:18)
Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus; who was faithful to him who appointed him (Heb 1:2-3)
I love the way scripture exhorts us to consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus. You see we often look at the container instead of the contents. Jesus Christ dwells in these cl of jar, so that no flesh will glory because the power in us, is of Him. (1 Cor 1:24-30)
For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, (Cor 2:9)
Jesus our Apostle has gone before us and shown us the "how to..!" As we worship Him and consider His life and His compassion which moved Him to touch, even the untouchable, how He carried our sins and infirmities, we will have the courage to step out in His Name, knowing without a doubt, that He wants to connect with those He loves in the world. After all, He freely gave His life on that cross to bring many, healed and whole into a relationship with the Holy Trinity.
Whose miracle are you today, whose comfort, whose wisdom, whose healing, whose encouragement, whose revelation, whose touch of a Loving Father to a person's heart today?
I believe that the Holy Spirit arrested my attention on "fullness" as I read this scripture. "Of His fullness" - the fullness of Jesus Christ (peroma in the Greek and explained in the Strong's Dictionary as that which has been filled:-
1. As a ship (manned) with sailors, rowers, soldiers
2. In the New Testament, the body of believers, as that which is filled with the presence, power, agency, riches of God and of Christ.
Wow! Did you get that. We are filled with the presence of Christ, His Power, agency and riches!
Scripture confirms this thought:-
Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Eph 1:23)
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things? (Rom 8:32)
The Strong's also explains this as " completeness", "fullness" and "abundance". I think that they are pretty cool words but not just words, God is conveying the awesome truth that Christ dwells in us, in all His fullness.
Jesus went about doing good and destroying all the works of the enemy, healing all who were oppressed because He was empowered by the Holy Spirit and God was with Him. (Acts 10:38) That same spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in us (Rom 8:11) which is why Jesus said that the works He did we would do, and even greater works (Jn14:12) as He was going to the Father. Maybe we don't quite get this. That same creative power that brought life back to Jesus, that resurrection power is in us, and available for us, to bring healing into other people's lives and situations. We have the answer to their illnesses and woes, but we don't utilise the power that is available in us. Jesus, seated in Heaven, still wants to touch people today as the scriptures tell us, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Heb 13:8) Did you catch that, Jesus NEVER changes. His mercy, grace and truth are still integral to His nature and character.
Now we know that Jesus is at the right hand of God but we are His agents on earth to bring His Kingdom goodwill and favour to a broken world. (Luke 2:14) Just mediate on this.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt 28:18-20)
This mandate was not just for the disciples of yesteryear but for every disciple (follower) of Jesus Christ today, and history, as well as this present day, can confirm many who have taken this mandate personally and moved in the supernatural miraculous power and authority of heaven. They have indeed believed in the authority of Christ, His all encompassing authority over everything. Not just some authority! ALL THINGS, whether in heaven, on, or under the earth must bow to the authority
and power in the name of Jesus. (Phil 2:10) Every knee will bow, every sickness, every lie, every
demon will submit to the authority that great and powerful name. And HIS name is the badge of authority He has given us TODAY to bring about Kingdom purposes, to save, heal and deliver.
If we believe, we have heavenly gifts that we can pull down from heaven, to give to others; a gift of a healing, a gift of salvation, a gift of a new organ, a gift of sight, of hearing, of mercy, of comfort and whatever Father God has available to give. This is because we have at our disposal, the riches of Christ and God. We just need to proclaim in faith and boldness as an ambassador of Heaven, speaking those things that are not as though they are, (Rom 4:17), even as children of God.
while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Cor 4:18)
Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our
confession, Jesus; who was faithful to him who appointed him (Heb 1:2-3)
I love the way scripture exhorts us to consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus. You see we often look at the container instead of the contents. Jesus Christ dwells in these jars of clays , so that no flesh will glory because the power in us, is of Him. (1 Cor 1:24-30)
For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, (Cor 2:9)
Jesus our Apostle has gone before us and shown us the "how to..!" As we worship Him and consider His life and His compassion which moved Him to touch, even the untouchable, how He carried our sins and infirmities, we will have the courage to step out in His Name, knowing without a doubt, that He wants to connect with those He loves in the world. After all, He freely gave His life on that cross
to bring many, healed and whole into a relationship with the Holy Trinity.
Whose miracle are you today, whose comfort, whose wisdom, whose healing, whose encouragement, whose revelation, whose touch of a Loving Father to a person's heart today?
I believe that the Holy Spirit arrested my attention on "fullness" as I read this scripture. "Of His fullness" - the fullness of Jesus Christ (peroma in the Greek and explained in the Strong's Dictionary as that which has been filled:-
1. As a ship (manned) with sailors, rowers, soldiers
2. In the New Testament, the body of believers, as that which is filled with the presence, power, agency, riches of God and of Christ
Wow! Did you get that. We are filled with the presence of Christ, His Power, agency and riches!
Scripture confirms this thought:-
Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Eph 1:23)
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things? (Rom 8:32)
The Strong's also explains this as " completeness", "fullness" and "abundance". I think that they are pretty cool words but not just words, God is conveying the awesome truth that Christ dwells in us, in all His fullness.
Jesus went about doing good and destroying all the works of the enemy, healing all who were oppressed because He was empowered by the Holy Spirit and God was with Him. (Acts 10:38) That same spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in us (Rom 8:11) which is why Jesus said that the works He did we would do, and even greater works (Jn14:12) as He was going to the Father. Maybe we don't quite get this. That same creative power that brought life back to Jesus, that resurrection power is in us, and available for us, to bring healing into other people's lives and situations. We have the answer to their illnesses and woes, but we don't utilise the power that is available in us. Jesus, seated in Heaven, still wants to touch people today as the scriptures tell us, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Heb 13:8) Did you catch that, Jesus NEVER changes. His mercy, grace and truth are still integral to His nature and character.
Now we know that Jesus is at the right hand of God but we are His agents on earth to bring His Kingdom goodwill and favour to a broken world. (Luke 2:14) Just mediate on this.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt 28:18-20)
This mandate was not just for the disciples of yesteryear but for every disciple (follower) of Jesus Christ today, and history, as well as this present day, can confirm many who have taken this mandate personally and moved in the supernatural miraculous power and authority of heaven. They have
indeed believed in the authority of Christ, His all encompassing authority over everything. Not just some authority! ALL THINGS, whether in heaven, on, or under the earth must bow to the authority and power in the name of Jesus. (Phil 2:10) Every knee will bow, every sickness, every lie, every demon will submit to the authority that great and powerful name. And HIS name is the badge of authority He has given us TODAY to bring about Kingdom purposes, to save, heal and deliver.
If we believe, we have heavenly gifts that we can pull down from heaven, to give to others; a gift of a healing, a gift of salvation, a gift of a new organ, a gift of sight, of hearing, of mercy, of comfort and whatever Father God has available to give. This is because we have at our disposal, the riches of Christ and God. We just need to proclaim in faith and boldness as an ambassador of Heaven, speaking those things that are not as though they are, (Rom 4:17), even as children of God.
while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things
which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Cor 4:18)
Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus; who was faithful to him who appointed him (Heb 1:2-3)
I love the way scripture exhorts us to consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus. You see we often look at the container instead of the contents. Jesus Christ dwells in these cl of jar, so that no flesh will glory because the power in us, is of Him. (1 Cor 1:24-30)
For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, (Cor 2:9)
Jesus our Apostle has gone before us and shown us the "how to..!" As we worship Him and consider His life and His compassion which moved Him to touch, even the untouchable, how He carried our sins and infirmities, we will have the courage to step out in His Name, knowing without a doubt, that He wants to connect with those He loves in the world. After all, He freely gave His life on that cross to bring many, healed and whole into a relationship with the Holy Trinity.
Whose miracle are you today, whose comfort, whose wisdom, whose healing, whose encouragement, whose revelation, whose touch of a Loving Father to a person's heart today?
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