PATHWAY TO GOD’S FULLNESS

“And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:9

The fullness of God is something that we can possess as humans. This is in harmony with what scripture says in Romans 8: 29, “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” Jesus is an exact representation and manifestation of God to humans. Conformity to his image is the act of behaving and thinking in the same way as he does.

One may say that, “Jesus is not around here in person: so how can I know to behave as he does and think as he does when I can’t see him?” Scripture says for us to conform to his image, this is the alternative to his physical presence that we may require.

There can’t be an image without a projection. But first, what is an image? An image is a mental representation of someone. It is interesting to know that the gospel presents us with a mental representation of Jesus. The gospels contain the behavioural patterns and thought patterns of Jesus.

Our opening text reveals that LOVE is the pathway to the fullness of God. The fullness of God consists of his anointing, blessings and dimensions. The anointing of God is the power of the spirit that causes supernatural results to happen in a man’s life. Once it is at work in a man’s life, that man only needs to speak the word and the Holy Spirit will produce the result.

The blessings of God are the very provisions of the father that defines him as a wealthy one; they include all the resources needed for life and godliness. The dimensions of God are phenomena like fire, wind, thunder, lightning etc.

God desires for man to carry his fullness, and he furthermore made it possible through the life of Jesus. Scripture reveals that certain people in the early church had the fullness of God. In Acts 11:24, it was said of Barnabas that he was full of the Spirit. It was also said of Stephen and Phillip Acts 6:3. The fullness of the Spirit- seven spirit of God- is the Fullness of God.

The knowing of Jesus’ love for us brings us into this estate in the spirit. The love of Christ to mankind was revealed in his willingness to die for man in order to liberate him from Satan who held him in bondage through fear, sin, and afflictions.

As we perceive how much God loves us, we will naturally reciprocate this love to him through our love for one another. We love God by loving mankind. As we persist in loving mankind, the fullness of God will become a reality in our lives.

Paul also lets us know that the accurate way to the gifts of the Spirit, which is an expression of his anointing, is through love. “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I to you a more excellent way. 1Cor 12:31” Then Paul further said, “Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts. . . 1Cor 14:1” This lets us know that Love is the excellent way to the anointing.

While we can pray our way to realities of the fullness of God, we may be deficient of love, and as scripture says we would only amount to nothing in life and in the kingdom of God 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.