Years ago, I had a mentor-friend named Donna. She was the one the Lord used to usher me into experiencing Christ in me as the One who does the doing in the Christian life! Her key phrase was “God does it.”
Then by the Spirit of God came the realization that my indwelling Lord Jesus Christ is my All in All! He is the Father’s Ultimate Gift to me…no-thing else, no-thing more!
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Most of us, when we pray, primarily ask for things (albeit good things) . . . money to pay a bill, a turn-around for a wayward child, healing from sickness, comfort in grief, hope for the future, wisdom for the pending decision, strength for the task ahead, courage for the scary opportunity, patience for the unendurable, stability for the unthinkable.
But God doesn’t give us anything apart from His Son. He is the Gift! He is the “Stuff” we want . . . the Thing we ask for. So what we are really longing for is a greater experience of our Lord Jesus Christ in and through our lives in our particular situations.
Because…
when we touch Christ, we touch Life!
I love how Watchman Nee says it:
How we need to have our mind renewed so as to understand that aside from Christ God has no intention for us to have many so-called spiritual things. According to God’s arrangement, there are things; only, these things are Christ. For Christ is the sum of all spiritual things. Christ is our righteousness—He has not given us a righteousness. Christ is our sanctification—He has not granted us a thing called power to make us holy. Christ is our redemption—He has not offered us a redemption. Christ is the way—He has not opened to us another way in which to walk. Christ is the truth—He has not presented some truth before us for us to understand. Christ is the life—He has not conferred on us a thing called life.
Brothers and sisters, as we travel along God’s course, we will discover more and more that of all God’s grace there is only one grace, of all God’s gifts there is only one gift. That grace is Christ, that gift is also Christ. Thank God, day after day He is showing us how Christ is all-inclusive.” (Christ the Sum of All Spiritual Things)
Let that sink in a bit, dear friend. We are always asking for stuff in addition to Christ…but HE is the Stuff. He is All!
In case it takes you a while to grasp this, as it did me, rest right here and bask in the glory of the Living Christ, Whom the Scriptures describe as the Father’s All!
He is! He is _________________________!
In worship at church one Sunday, I was moved by a song that sent my soul running to HIM, who is Everything and Anything I could ever need. Enter in and run to Him, Who is your All!
Jesus is___________.
Forever Reign
You are good
You are good
When there’s nothing good in me
You are love
You are love
On display for all to see
You are light
You are light
When the darkness closes in
You are hope
You are hope
You have covered all my sin
You are peace
You are peace
When my fear is crippling
You are true
You are true
Even in my wandering
You are joy
You are joy
You’re the reason that I sing
You are life
You are life
In you death has lost it’s sting
Oh, I’m running to Your arms
I’m running to Your arms
The riches of Your love
Will always be enough
Nothing compares to Your embrace
Light of the world forever reign
You are more
You are more
Than my words will ever say
You are Lord
You are Lord
All creation will proclaim
You are here
You are here
In your presence I’m made whole
You are God
You are God
Of all else I’m letting go
Hallelujah, forever
All the glory, forever
All the praise to You
My heart will sing
No other name
Jesus, Jesus
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on A Branch in the Vine
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