“That you may be filled up to all the fullness of God” (Eph. 3:19b).
Have you ever been to a buffet where the food was so delicious you couldn’t stop eating? At some point during the feast, you probably came to the sudden and startling realization that you could eat no more. You were full! How would you like to be filled up spiritually to the fullness of God?
We have already encountered this word fullness in Eph. 1:23 where Paul declared that God gave Christ as head over all things to the church, “which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” Paul is not praying for an attribute or spiritual gift or spiritual empowering but for the full indwelling of God.
We readily know that eternal God cannot be limited to or by the capacity of any of us, but Paul does not want to pray for anything less for God’s people than the fullness of Himself that He seeks to bring into our lives. When you read this prayer request of the great apostle, you should recall that in Colossians 1:19 Paul indicated that it was God’s pleasure for His fullness (same word) to dwell bodily in Christ. Now he wants us to show forth His fullness to a lost and dying world in the same manner that Jesus did when He was present among men. God’s design for your life and for your church community is greater than you ever imagined.
Prayer: Father, I am awed by Your desire and willingness to demonstrate Your fullness in my life. Amen