For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the forgiveness of our sins [and the cancellation of sins’ penalty].

Colossians 1:13-14

 

As you recall from our last blog, because of sin, the flesh, and the enemy of our souls, Our Father rescued us from their powers and brought us into the Kingdom of His Dear Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Why would He do this? Because He loves us and wants to take care of us; that was His grand intention when He created us! Our Father left us with so many inadequacies to FILL and COMPLETE us. Here is a wonderful illustration written by our Brother in Christ, Bill Freeman who has gone home to live totally free and unhindered, In Christ. It was taken from his book, The Supplied Life.

 

 ***A Full Scholarship***

 Being exposed in God’s light is always a signal to us to once again draw our supply from Him. The Christian life is a life that has already been lived for us. And now, this life that has already been lived is continuously being supplied to us. The Greek word epichoregia (ejpicorhgiva) in the New Testament depicts the Christian life as a supplied life. For example, Philippians 1:19 says, “For I know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” In the ancient Greek world, choregia was used to describe the person who was responsible for a chorus of singers or dancers. In brief, this person was responsible for supplying all the needs of all the members of the chorus. He was ‘the supplier.’ The Greek word meant that he was both a LEADER and a PROVIDER of all the needs of the chorus. Whether it was clothing, food, or money, he supplied everything; and he supplied it lavishly and abundantly, without rationing or restriction.

 

 

Today, this New Testament word for ‘supply’ can be likened to students who are at a university on full scholarships.

 

 

They are very relaxed. They are free from anxiety about their needs. They do not have to work their way through school; they just receive all the benefits of their scholarships. All their practical needs are cared for. Their tuition is cared for. Their research needs are cared for. Everything is fully supplied. This is the thought behind the word epichoregia. When the apostle Paul applied this word to the Christian life, he was conveying that everything in the Christian life is provided for. The normal Christian life is like being on a full spiritual scholarship with everything provided for us.

 

Paul surely had this in mind when he declared in Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies IN Christ.”

 

In our next blogs, we’ll examine what Christ has provided In Himself. He promised HE WOULD SATISFY ALL OF OUR NEED!

 

 

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Enjoy Christ and Enjoy Life!