I Fell Into The Trap

He became my everything.

Here’s a wonderful revelation of how the heavenly class system works.

Col. 3:11 - a renewal in which there is no [distinction between] Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, [nor between nations whether] barbarian or Scythian, [nor in status whether] slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all [so believers are equal in Christ, without distinction].

I am in total agreement with this equality. Aren’t you fortunate that I'm so wonderful? I'm sure this changes your world. Although, this is not what I wish to focus on in verse 11. Read on my amazing friends!

The joy of this verse, for me, lies in the last portion of eleven, which focuses on the One, my dearest and best friend. King of the universe, lover of everything he has created - Christ is all, and in all!

Recently, I posted a meme on my Byron’s Drift Facebook group that triggered this post.

What brought me to post this meme was considering how many comments I was seeing on social media, making the statement that our purpose is to glorify God, step into his presence, or activate holiness. These are all good things to have, but are these our end desires? Are these to be our pursuits?

All of these are outcomes of our walk with Jesus. I don't understand why I constantly fall into the trap of focusing on the outcome versus the person of Christ. If Christ is all and in all, then surely my focus should be fully on him at all times and for all things.

If he is all, and my gaze becomes centered on him and him alone, then it seems to follow that I should and will begin to manifest his all to the world around me. What is his all?

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He is everything he needs for you to be.

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Wait! What? Break that down. From the moment he created you in his imagination, he became your everything. All the bits and pieces you need to fulfill all he has made you to be - He Is!

He is our builder and releaser in this oxygen-based world of ours - He is the oxygen to our lungs, the life inside, and he has everything needed for us to fulfill the person and purposes he designed us for. Why then would I pursue anything but him?

The comment that struck me oddly from my recent social post was, “His presence is our reward.” Honestly, I'm not sure I know what that means. My first reaction internally was, “Is Jesus not enough of a reward? Do we need an outcome other than him?”

Have we lost the art of living for Jesus? Is he truly not enough that we need to soulishly pursue the outcomes so much? Wrestling with holiness? Fighting for his presence? How much should we want of the outcomes if Christ is all?

There is another simple verse that we know. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. I want to draw near to Jesus because this is a promise. If I do my part, draw near to him, he has promised to draw near to me. If I have the Creator of all things who is all, and in all, close to me then - WOW, that seems like it should be enough. The opposite is trying to energize ourselves and work hard to become holier or find more of his presence. It feels prideful to try and pursue these things as a way to draw near to God when he is simply asking us to draw near to him.

How then do we draw near? Hmmm, I believe I have next week's post. Until then, consider the idea that Christ is all. What does that conjure up or bring to mind, and how are you activating this in your life? I'd like to know.
Byron

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