a love that fills all things. Far too many Christians think of God as an angry Judge or a stern Master instead of a loving Father. “Filled with all the fullness of God” (v. 19): this is God’s ultimate purpose for our lives. Read carefully John 1:16 and Col. 2:9–10. “You are complete in Him” states Col. 2:10, NKJV. Why live like paupers when God has given us His fullness? An empty life is disappointing and dangerous; if the Spirit of God does not fill us, then the spirit of disobedience (2:2) goes
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