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Filled With His Fullness, October 23
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye
might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ephesians 3:19
.
There are many who think that it is impossible to escape from the power
of sin, but the promise is that we may be filled with all the fullness of God.
We aim too low. The mark is much higher. Our minds need expansion,
that we may comprehend the significance of the provision of God. We
are to reflect the highest attributes of the character of God. We should
be thankful that we are not to be left to ourselves. The law of God is the
exalted standard to which we are to attain.... We are not to walk according
to our own ideas... , but we are to follow in the footsteps of Christ
The work of overcoming is in our hands, but we are not to overcome
in our own name or strength, for of ourselves we cannot keep the com-
mandments of God. The Spirit of God must help our infirmities. Christ has
become our sacrifice and surety. He has become sin for us that we might
become the righteousness of God in Him. Through faith in His name He
imputes unto us His righteousness, and it becomes a living principle in
our life.... Christ imputes to us His sinless character and presents us to the
Father in His own purity
We cannot provide a robe of righteousness for ourselves, for the prophet
says, “All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (
Isaiah 64:6
). There is
nothing in us from which we can clothe the soul so that its nakedness shall
not appear. We are to receive the robe of righteousness woven in the loom
of heaven, even the spotless robe of Christ’s righteousness. We are to say,
“He died for me. He bore my soul’s disgrace, that in His name I might be
an overcomer and be exalted to His throne.
It is privilege of the children of God to be filled with all the fullness of
God. “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be
glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end”
(
Ephesians 3:20, 21
)
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27
The Review and Herald, July 12, 1892
.
28
Ibid
.
29
The Review and Herald, July 19, 1892
.
30
Ibid
.
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