In the Fullness of the Blessing

“Walking in the fullness of His blessing, not in the shadow of my lack.”

Based on In Christ by E. Stanley Jones
📖 Romans 15:29 – “I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.”

E. Stanley Jones draws from Paul’s remarkable words in Romans 15:29 to show how confident Paul was—not in himself, but in Christ. Paul didn’t claim he would bring a blessing from Christ; he said he would come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. That kind of confidence flows from total surrender. We lack Christ-confidence because we haven’t fully surrendered self. The more we cling to our independence, the more we second-guess, hesitate, and feel empty. But full surrender opens us to full supply. When we are “in Christ,” we don’t walk into situations conscious of our lack; we arrive conscious of His fullness. That’s what made Paul sufficient to face Rome—he wasn’t drawing from his own strength. He was abiding in a limitless supply. And so can we.

Journal Entry in the Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture:

You are not coming to the demands of this day in your own name or in your own strength. You are walking in Me—in the fullness of My blessing. This is not a tentative hope. This is a settled reality, because I am in you, and you are in Me.

Paul did not boast in his ability; he rested in Mine. You too may come to every conversation, challenge, and circumstance as one fully supplied—not one scrambling to overflow with something you don’t have. In Me, you already overflow.

But this fullness isn’t manufactured through effort. It flows naturally through surrender. The more you let go of trying to be enough, the more you’ll realize that I already am. And because I am, you are able for anything I place before you (Philippians 4:13, Moffatt).

When you stop measuring your emptiness and start abiding in My fullness, you’ll stop hesitating and start overflowing—not with noise, but with peace, joy, and quiet authority. Be power-conscious, not problem-conscious. Be supply-conscious, not shortage-conscious. You are My vessel—fully committed, fully capable, fully Mine.

(Romans 15:29; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 3:5; John 15:5; Galatians 2:20)

Prayer of Trust:

Father, thank You that I come into today not with partial supply but in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. I trust that Christ in me is more than enough for anything I may face. I surrender any lingering reliance on myself and embrace the quiet boldness of resting in You. I praise You that I don’t need to be conscious of my weakness—I can be conscious of Your indwelling power. Let this truth settle deep in me: I am not a half-full vessel trying to overflow—I am a surrendered vessel already overflowing in You.

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