fullness of christ

10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
"fill all things" - that include my family... every individual... my students...

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 ... to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—

as i read the word today, the lord speaks to me about the fullness of christ in my life. God is able to "fill rachael teo", fill " puay hong", "josef", etc etc.

lets pray this powerful promise diligently. ask the lord to fill us in all aspect.

the lord has given me gifts to minister so that his family will grow to the fullness of christ. 'fullness' refer to the the filling of god in our lives too.

we grow INTO him . It is not grow LIKE him, but INTO him. when you grow into him, it means that you enter into the person of christ - the fullness of christ.

how do i allow the fullness of god to fill me up? or my family?

the answer is given in the bible

John 15:4 (New King James Version)
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

to abide means to live and to dwell ( oxford dictionary)

how do we live in god?

we must learn to practise the presence of god in our lives.

live with a consciousness that god is with us in all our daily life. talk to him and rely on him in all areas.

dear lord help me in this. teach and lead me to abide in you.

teach me to pray for my loved ones... that we may be filled with the fullnewss of god in our lives.

amen