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The Fullness of God

After Jesus calmed the storm, the disciples found themselves in a moment of internal crisis. They were confused, terrified, grateful, and joyful all at the same time. The story ends with the disciples asking, “Who is this?” (Mark 4:41).

This question is the central point of the story. It serves as the doorway to faith. If we can answer it accurately, we can find the strength that God supplies. We can learn to sleep through the loudest storms … and even speak to hurricanes.

Before the disciples ever got into the boat, Jesus had invited them to the other side. He doesn’t invite us to cross over and then leave us in the middle of the storm. Sometimes Jesus removes the storm with a word, and other times he allows the storm for a season. Either way, just as he brought the disciples safely to the other side, he intends to carry you through too.

The gift of God’s power is by grace. We don’t earn it through good works but through seeking him in his fullness. You can settle for a life of fear, or you can learn the secrets of a life of faith.

Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3 gives us a glimpse of this concept of “the fullness of God.” Paul was begging God to take the knowledge in our heads and drive it into our hearts until it changes the way we see every moment of every day. Paul connected God’s fullness to the width, length, height, and depth of the love of Christ because he wanted us to interpret the idea of God’s fullness through the lens of his great love for us.

When the love of Christ drives you, lifts you, thrills you, and fills you, you have reached the fullness of God. When his love is bigger than your problems, passions, fears, ambitions, heartache, worries, pleasures, and dreams, you have reached the fullness of God.

None of our strength can come through self-effort or human will, but supernatural endurance comes to the heart of the one who knows he is greatly loved. Love endures all things (1 Corinthians 13:7), and we endure all things as we remain in him.

God, help me to know your fullness, to know the length, height, and depth of your love. I want to know the strength that can only come from knowing you. Amen.

This plan is presented to you by How to Quiet a Hurricane by Justin Kendrick. To learn more about this book, please click here.