Daily Devotion With Pastor Dan Nickerson – November 23rd, 2020
(John 1:14-16)…..14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
This morning after reading this passage I thought I would share from one of the mighty prayer warriors of Christian history. Andrew Murray is that man.
Read these words again and again until you come under the impression of the supreme fullness of Christ. Let the Holy Spirit teach you to worship Christ as the One in whom dwells all the fullness of the Godhead.
I may receive a box containing very little or nothing at all, or the box may contain much treasure. There is a great difference between the two! And so with us as Christians. Some receive Christ with the forgiveness of sin and the hope of heaven and know little of the fullness of Christ, and all of the treasure there is in Him. Other Christians are not satisfied, but sacrifice all things, until they can say, “Of His fullness have we received, and grace for grace.” Paul said, “I count all things loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” Like the merchant seeking priceless pearls, when he finds the pearl of great price, he sells all that he has in order to buy it, so the Christian who grasps something of the fullness of Christ, the fullness of love and joy, His holiness and obedience, His utter devotion to the Father and to mankind, that Christian gives up all, that he may be united to Christ.
Listen to our Lord’s words: “These things have I spoken into you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” “Your heart shall rejoice and your joy no man taketh away from you.” “Ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
Do you know this Christ in whom all the fullness dwells? Or do you live as a pauper, depending in a great measure upon the world for joy? It is God’s will that Christ should fill all things, even your heart and its needs. Let the Holy Spirit imprint deeply upon your heart the words of our text in all it’s forms
What a powerful devotion to remind you and I about the fulness of our Lord. May we behold His glory today, and through the holidays, and beyond.