9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
Today, I want to declare that I am single, and I am complete in Christ. Am I perfect? Not at all! But I have all the "tools" and supplies I need to grow in Christ. In that way, I am complete. Christ alone helps me to be restored to the original state of being created in the image of God.
Since all of God's fullness dwells in Christ, and Christ is now living in me, I have everything I need in Him. I am connected to Jesus the Head of the Body, and I am in fellowship as a member of His Body.
If you truly take the Bible as inspired by God, then you must contend with Paul's letter to the Colossians here. Paul the Apostle was a single man, declaring that in order to be complete, one needs Christ. Yet some people look to romance or other relationships in order to be complete. But no one completes you like Christ.
That means, you can be married, and INcomplete. You can be single, and INcomplete. What makes the difference? Or rather, WHO makes the difference? It's CHRIST THE LORD! Each and every human being on earth is INcomplete until they enter into a life-giving, soul-saving, Spirit-breathing relationship with Christ Jesus. Your marital status has nothing to do with it.
Now if you are single, and wish to get married someday, by all means, please do! But I am telling you now: your spouse will not complete you like Christ the Lord. As a single, you need to allow the Holy Spirit to enter more fully into your life and let Him SHOW you the daily reality of this verse Col. 2:10.
Fellow believers, if you are in Christ, you are complete. You are NOT half of a person, and you are NOT a second-rate person. You have all that you need to complete the race in Jesus. That Greek word translated as "complete" is "playroo":
4137 πληρόω [PLHRO/W] {plēróō} \play-ro'-o\
from 4134; to make replete, i.e. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.:--accomplish, X after, (be) complete, end, expire, fill (up), fulfil, (be, make) full (come), fully preach, perfect, supply.
See Greek 4134.
Wow! Did you catch that?
According to the inspired words of Paul, Christ packs the blessings into us!
It is like a net, crammed with a supply of fish (as in the story of Jesus telling Peter where to let his fishing net down). In Christ, you are satisfied. You are perfected in Him. You are "fulfilled". You are accomplished. You are furnished. You are supplied.
Get the picture? Christ completes you. Not any other person, spouse or friend can do what Christ does for you.
Why? Because ALL the FULLNESS of the Godhead dwells in Christ in bodily form. Christ is God. And God is all in all.
I am single and complete, in Christ! I challenge you to say the same! Especially those of you who are single, I challenge you to really meditate on this word. Do you believe that this single man, Paul the Apostle was inspired by God? Will you take this chapter, and process it, munch on it mentally, and let it nourish you spiritually?
Say it with me, "I am complete in Christ". Now of course, there is a process involved. No tree pops up overnight from a seed. But the tree is contained in that seed. Just give that seed the right conditions and time, and there will indeed be a tree. I witnessed a tiny sapling of a pine grow up over the course of 20 years. I took pictures of it as a baby tree. Now... that same tree is one of the biggest on the block, producing pine cones.
So Christ is in you, if you accepted Him. All you need is in the Seed, Christ Jesus.
Stay in Christ, and stay in fellowship with His Body, at one of His local churches.
Pursue those human relationships you desire, according to God's standards. Get married if you so desire. But do not look further than Christ to be complete. That is your present reality, as a believer in Christ and in His Word!
God bless!
-Pastor Curtis
~~~ Sat. January 10, 2015, 5:42am EST ~~~
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