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“And of his fulness have all we received.” — John 1:16

These words tell us that there is a fulness in Christ. There is a fulness of
essential Deity, for “in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead.”
There is a fulness of perfect manhood, for in Him, bodily, that Godhead
was revealed. There is a fulness of atoning efficacy in His blood, for “the
blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.” There is a
fulness of justifying righteousness in His life, for “there is therefore now
no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.” There is a fulness of
divine prevalence in His plea, for “He is able to save to the uttermost them
that come unto God by Him; seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for
them.” There is a fulness of victory in His death, for through death He
destroyed him that had the power of death, that is the devil. There is a
fulness of efficacy in His resurrection from the dead, for by it “we are
begotten again unto a lively hope.” There is a fuIness of triumph in His
ascension, for “when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive,
and received gifts for men.” There is a fulness of blessings of every sort
and shape; a fulness of grace to pardon, of grace to regenerate, of grace to
sanctify, of grace to preserve, and of grace to perfect. There is a fulness at
all times; a fulness of comfort in affliction; a fulness of guidance in
prosperity. A fulness of every divine attribute, of wisdom, of power, of
love; a fulness which it were impossible to survey, much less to explore.
“It pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell.” Oh, what a
fulness must this be of which all receive! Fulness, indeed, must there be
when the stream is always flowing, and yet the well springs up as free, as
rich, as full as ever. Come, believer, and get all thy need supplied; ask
largely, and thou shalt receive largely, for this “fulness” is inexhaustible,
and is treasured up where all the needy may reach it, even in Jesus,
Immanuel — God with us.