Complete in Christ, Part 2

“For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority.” Colossians 2:9-10

On a scale of one to ten, how complete would you say your life is? What person, job, object, or achievement would make your life more fulfilling? Most of us would have probably scored moderately high on the first question and added a few names or items to the second.

Did you know though that the Apostle Paul insisted that once we place our trust in Christ as Savior, at that instance we become “complete in Him”? The word complete in the original Greek meant full. When a person is full, he has no room for anything more. Think about this: If Christ is in you, your life is “a ten.” In Jesus Christ is “the fullness of Deity” (Col. 2:9). That is, Christ is the sum of all perfection - without blemish or want.

The same Christ resides in you and supplies “all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19). Therefore, when you have Christ, you have it all. You lack nothing. You possess eternal and abundant life. In Him is all of the wisdom, love, patience, kindness, and comfort you will ever need. No demand is unmet through the limitless resources of the indwelling Christ. Since you are complete in Him, your search for meaning is over. Christ is your life and that is enough.

“For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.” John 1:16