Unfathomable Grace

"For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." - John 1:16

Why do we allow our own limitations and failings and the influences of the world to hinder the fullness of Christ in us?

How much does our opinion or ourselves influence us rather than the will of God? Any hint of works righteousness or self-reliance for salvation will threaten our peace and contentment in Christ. This is a very subtle and sinister issue that I believe all Christians wrestle with to varying degrees. We allow our moods, emotions, and behaviors to influence our faith and belief because our moods, emotions, and behaviors change. But our faith is not in us - it is in Him and He never changes.

How many good works have we withheld and offerings have we hoarded because of our lack of faith? Looking at what we have from the view of the world’s economy rather than from the view of God’s economy.

So much of the fullness of Christ we don’t even strive for because we strive in the weakness of our flesh. Those in Christ must strive to understand what it means to no longer walk according to the flesh.