ÒChrist is AllÓ Colossians 3:11

 

It is not possible for any mortal to comprehend the full scope of those three words, but here are ten statements that might help to enlarge our understanding of them. After you have read this brief article, carefully study each statement, asking God the Holy Spirit to seal these words to your heart — ÒChrist is all!Ó

 

1.    Christ is all to be known (John 17:3; Philippians 3:10). If you know Christ, you know enough, even if you are ignorant of other things. If you do not know Christ, it is nothing to have all other knowledge.

2.    Christ is all to be chosen (Matthew 13:44-46). There is no way to obtain this Treasure and purchase this Pearl, but by selling all that you have. If you would save your life, you must lose it to Christ.

3.    Christ is all to be trusted (John 3:36). His blood is atonement. His righteousness is acceptance with God. His advocacy is our assurance. His grace is preservation. His providence is our provision.

4.    Christ is all to be loved (Luke 14:26). All other loves must be burned upon this altar, so that nothing and no one comes between my heart and my Savior.

5.    Christ is all to be desired (Isaiah 26:8). Seek Christ to the exclusion of all else; and you will find everything you need in him, supplied from his fulness.

6.    Christ is all our joy (Philippians 3:3). If a person has that which he desires above all else, he rejoices in it; and all who know Christ rejoice in him.

7.    Christ is all to consume our thoughts (Philippians 4:6-8). If you must think of other things, think not on them. Think on Christ; and think of all things in the light of the knowledge of him.

8.    Christ is all to be followed (John 13:15). The rebel must be ruled by law. The mercenary is motivated by reward. The believer is ruled by love. ÒThe love of Christ constraineth us

9.    Christ is all in the house of God (Colossians 3:11). In preaching, praise and prayer, ÒChrist is all!Ó He is all our beauty, all our attraction and all our entertainment. All our activities serve him. All our ordinances remember him and proclaim allegiance to him.

10. Christ is all our hope before God (1 Timothy. 1:1). His obedience is the basis of our hope, his coming its fulfillment, his presence its satisfaction, and his likeness its consummation. ÒChrist is All!Ó

 

 

 

 

Don Fortner

 

 

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