Completeness
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
Colossians 2:10 KJV
Each of us entered humanity by physical birth from a woman. Then, we progress through the growth cycle – infant, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, and senior adult. Yet, during each period of growth, one cannot say that completion occurs. Why? Mainly, we view completion in two different ways. For example, during a race, when competing athletes cross the finish line, the race is complete. Likewise, one can vouch for high school completion after receiving a high school diploma. Yet, these two examples are tangible, but completeness seems distant when comparing intangible concepts. For instance, the quality of feeling fulfilled or loved is always lacking for some. For others, something seems missing, or they may envision something different that makes them yearn for more. Sometimes, these individuals lean toward securing immaterial choices like wealth, prestige, or even the latest gadget to find the feelings of completion. Yet, they still long for something they cannot quite place their finger on, like completeness.
Nevertheless, the Apostle Paul reflects on this shortfall when he states, ye are complete in him. What a profound statement to challenge human feelings of wanting more or feeling insecure. Such feelings force us to question our preconceived notions about ourselves and the lack of completion. However, Paul wants the believers to grasp their completeness in Christ. Remember, the Second Person of the Trinity possesses the entire fullness of God’s nature. He became a man because God the Father intended that man should rule over His kingdom on earth instead of the fallen angel, Satan, and his demons. Through Jesus’ sinless life, atoning death, and resurrection, He defeated Satan’s legal authority and reclaimed the earthly kingdom for believers. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (Colossians 2:9)
Since Jesus reclaimed our role in God’s Kingdom, each believer is complete in Him. So stop trying to achieve completeness outside of Jesus. Your success toward completeness resides in knowing Jesus intimately and realizing that His authority supersedes any effort to achieve something without Him. So, I encourage every believer to act on this belief that YOU are complete in Jesus. When you exercise this principle, it is like finding a missing piece of a puzzle, and suddenly when Jesus comes into the picture, your puzzle becomes complete.
