Morning & Evening Devotional Reading–

January 27– Morning

 by C. H. Spurgeon, revised and edited by W. C. Neff

“Out of his fullness, we have all received.” 

—John 1:16

 

These words tell us, first of all, that there is a fullness in Christ. There is a fullness of essential Deity, for “in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead.” There is a fullness of perfect manhood as well, for in him, bodily, that Godhead was revealed to us. There is a fullness of atoning power in his blood, for “the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.” There is a fullness of justifying righteousness in his life, for “there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” There is a fullness of victory in his death, for through death he destroyed the one who had the power of death, that is, the devil. There is a fullness to the power of his resurrection from the dead, for by it “we are born again unto a living hope.”

There is a fullness of blessings of every sort and shape; a fullness of grace to pardon, of grace to regenerate, of grace to sanctify, of grace to preserve, and of grace to perfect. There is a fullness at all times; a fullness of comfort in affliction; a fullness of guidance in prosperity. A fullness of every divine attribute, of wisdom, of power, of love. And what a fullness this must be since the stream is always flowing, and yet the well remains as full as ever.

Come, believer, and have all of your needs supplied; ask largely, and you will receive largely, for this “fullness” is inexhaustible and is treasured up where all the needy may reach it: in Jesus, Immanuel, God with us! [M&E]