The Window to Fullness
A glimpse into the heavenly fullness already ours in Christ—through the open window of faith.
🖋️ Devotional Credit
T. Austin-Sparks, That Which Was From The Beginning, Chapter 1
Open Windows
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T. Austin-Sparks invites us to gaze through a spiritual window—not into a vague abstraction, but into the living person of Jesus Christ. What we see is not only the mind of God revealed, but the fullness of His provision embodied in Christ. God has not merely shown us the standard; He has given us the fullness to meet it. Every divine resource for living the life He desires for us is already made available in Christ. The provision is not partial, seasonal, or conditional—it is complete, abiding, and eternal.
This fullness isn’t measured by our performance but by Christ’s presence. The heavenly life God desires for us can only be lived by those who know themselves to be heavenly people—united with Christ, seated with Him in heavenly places. To live by earthly logic or self-made solutions is to forfeit the spiritual abundance that is ours. But to rest in our union with Christ is to find ourselves filled—supplied moment by moment by His endless sufficiency.
Sparks reminds us that God takes responsibility for what is of Him, what is heavenly, what is Christ’s. But the moment we lean back toward earthbound systems, methods, or mindsets, we are stepping outside of what He sustains. Our striving then becomes ours to carry, not His. Yet the good news remains: the window is open, and through it shines the radiant fullness of Christ—available, indwelling, and faithful.
This devotional isn’t calling us to chase after something distant. It’s calling us to appropriate what’s already within—Christ Himself. As we turn from the world’s ways and yield to our heavenly life in Him, we discover the secret resources of God are not for the elite—they are for every believer who abides.
📜 Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
My child, look again—not at yourself, not at what you lack, but at what is already yours in Me. I have not only revealed the will of the Father; I am the will of the Father fulfilled in you. In Me dwells all the fullness of God—and you, beloved, have been filled in Me.
You do not need to strive for sufficiency. You are not being asked to build a bridge to heaven; I have brought heaven into your heart. The riches of glory, the power to walk in love, peace, and victory—they are not distant. They are yours now because I dwell in you. You are not earthbound, though you live on the earth. You are seated with Me in heavenly places. Your life is hidden with Me in God.
You were never meant to carry the weight of spiritual living on your own shoulders. The Christian life is not a heavy pack you haul uphill. It is My life flowing through your yielded heart. When you cling to the systems of this world—to performance, to control, to your own wisdom—you are choosing to live outside the realm I sustain. But when you yield, when you trust, when you abide—you live as one who knows Me not only as Savior, but as your very source.
Let Me be the fullness you draw from today. All that the Father requires has already been supplied in Me. So rest. Trust. Abide. And watch how I bring heaven’s provision into your earthly moments.
Scripture References
Colossians 2:9–10, Philippians 4:19, Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 2:6, Colossians 3:1–3, John 15:4–5, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:4–11, Hebrews 4:9–10
🔑 Real-Life Analogy
It’s like turning on the faucet in your kitchen. The plumbing behind your walls is already connected to the reservoir; you don’t have to bring water from a well or purify it yourself. You simply yield—by turning the handle—and the water flows. The supply was already there, waiting. But the flow begins when you rest your hand on the handle and trust the system to do what it was designed to do.
In the same way, Christ in you is a divine reservoir of fullness. The heavenly life isn't something you need to achieve—it’s something you receive as you yield to Him. As you face the pressures of the day—perhaps a conversation with a difficult coworker, or a moment of anxiety about finances or health—consider pausing and saying quietly within, “Lord, I trust You to respond through me right now. You are my source.” He will. And the faucet of heaven will flow.
🙏 Prayer of Confidence
Father, You have left nothing undone. You have not only shown me Your desire—you’ve placed the fullness of its fulfillment within me through Christ. Thank You that I lack nothing in Him. Thank You that I am not asked to produce a heavenly life from an earthly source. Today I rest in this truth: the life You require is the life You’ve already given. You are faithful to carry what is of You. So I entrust this day, and myself, into Your sustaining care. I live not from effort, but from fullness.