For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Colossians 2:9
Did the shepherds wonder as they gazed into Bethlehem’s manger, ‘Can this be Immanuel?’ We are told they returned to their flocks worshipping. Did Simeon ponder as he looked into the little face of the One he took up into his arms in the temple whether a wee babe could indeed be the Lamb of God? But Simeon’s words stand on record, ‘Mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation’. What thoughts or doubts crossed the minds of Mary and Joseph as they watched the lad Jesus grow up in the environs of Nazareth? And yet, we recall Mary’s words as she spoke to the servants at the wedding as Jesus began His public ministry, ‘Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it’. All along His life, there were those who knew Who Jesus was and, despite the doubts or questioning of others, were firm in their faith in His Deity. Our worship of Him today confirms that same faith.
There were evidences of His deity during His life, as He majestically dispensed with His critics, as He stilled the Galilean elements, as He healed the sick, drove out demons, raised the dead to life, and fed the hungry. Although mocked at being unable to save Himself on the cross, His death was marked by darkness and earthquakes, and followed by a glorious resurrection. As we explore His life, his suffering, His death, and His resurrection, we are able to confidently affirm that in Him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
All that God is occupied the body of our Saviour. Deity undiminished lived among us. As we remember Him today, and as we worship Him for what He has done for us, let us also worship Him for Who He is, Who He always has been and ever will be. -Jim MacIntosh