Fulfilment

UV 1538/10000 Fulfilment
Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.
Haggai 1 v 13

Many people who claim or think themselves to be successful including the greatest teachers of self development and success are “ success-fooled.” They imagine that success is the ‘summom bonum’ or the greatest good. They become too full with themselves. They are suffering from the delusion of their success that they have earned great riches, built an empire or increased their following or influence, that they are in great demand to teach or train others. The Lord scoffs at them and says, “ So what? What happens when you perish? You are no longer able to enjoy the fruit of your labour.” At the end of the day, the so called successful will feel an aching sense of loneliness, emptiness and of not being fulfilled. The greatest goal in life is not seeking to be successful, rich or famous or powerful but to be blessed or to be fully filled by the Lord. The greatest blessing is the presence of the Lord with us. When the presence of the Lord with us is confirmed by the messenger of the Lord in the words, “ I am with you”, it is the greatest security, the greatest assurance of eternal life, of being blessed and being a blessing. It is the greatest guarantee of fulfilling our purpose and our potential. Emptiness and brokenness precedes such fulfilment.

The presence of the Lord gives us access to His immeasurable power and all sufficient grace. It is impossible to restrain the power of God from working in us and with us and for us. He Himself becomes our shield and our exceeding great reward. The Spirit of God dwells in us and He being a spirit of excellence, we become excellent in the sight of God. When the Lord is with us, He manifests Himself in being Jireh or provider of all our need- spiritual, emotional, material, financial, social, intellectual. He manifests Himself as Rohi or Shepherd- guiding us in our decision making. He manifests as Tsidkenu- our righteousness. Nisi- our banner of victory. El Shaddai- our source of might or power. Elohim- Sovereign God. Shalom- our source of peace, health, prosperity and joy. Our Redeemer- our source of salvation- situational and eternal, temporal and spiritual. Our vindicator- He will fight our battles. Our refuge. Our hiding place. He is all-in-One and One-in-all.

A place where God is – is a temple. Hence, we become living temples of the Lord. He dwells in us as Immanuel. He helps us in our daily tasks and struggles as Ebenezer. The Lord of the universe, of heaven and earth, the Creator and ruler humbles Himself so much to dwell with each of us who are but His creature. That thought should keep us always humble, faithful and in awe of His presence. The consciousness that He is with us should make us careful with our thoughts, words and actions such that nothing we think, speak or do hurts Him or the indwelling Spirit of God. That consciousness is a remedy for our feeling of loneliness or emptiness. That consciousness will lead us to continually pray, praise and thank the Lord. We fulfil our calling as priest, prophet and king. Our speech or the words we utter will no longer be mere words but the words anointed by the power of God.

Prateep V Philip