Five Minute Gospel Bites

The Fullness of Your Love

“”Then the son said, ‘Father, I was wrong. I have sinned against you. I could never deserve to be called your son. Just let me be—’ “The father interrupted and said, ‘Son, you’re home now!’ “Turning to his servants, the father said, ‘Quick, bring me the best robe, my very own robe, and I will place it on his shoulders. Bring the ring, the seal of sonship, and I will put it on his finger. And bring out the best shoes you can find for my son. Let’s prepare a great feast and celebrate. For my beloved son was once dead, but now he’s alive! Once he was lost, but now he is found!’ And everyone celebrated with overflowing joy. “The father said, ‘My son, you are always with me by my side. Everything I have is yours to enjoy.” Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭21‬-‭24‬, ‭31‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“For he [Christ] is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe! Through our union with him we have experienced circumcision of heart. All of the guilt and power of sin has been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.” Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭11‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“Now we have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. He is given to us like an engagement ring, as the first installment of what’s coming! He is our hope-promise of a future inheritance which seals us until we have all of redemption’s promises and experience complete freedom—all for the supreme glory and honor of God!”Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬b-‭14‬ ‭TPT‬‬

God You embrace me
Jesus You fill me
Spirit You seal me
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Jesus You fill me
Spirit You seal me
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
God You embrace me
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
God You embrace me
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
Now righteous and holy
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
Now righteous and holy
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
Sealing me as Your heir
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
Sealing me as Your heir
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
All that’s Yours is mine
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
All that’s Yours is mine
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
God You embrace me
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
Now righteous and holy
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
God You embrace me
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
Sealing me as Your heir
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
God You embrace me
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Cloak me in Your Glory
All that’s Yours is mine
In the fullness of Your Love

God You embrace me
Jesus You fill me
Spirit You seal me
In the fullness of Your Love
God You embrace me
Jesus You fill me
Spirit You seal me
In the fullness of Your Love

I AM meditation

“Jesus said to them, “I give you this eternal truth: I have existed long before Abraham was born, for I AM!”“ John 8:58 TPT

”For God is satisfied to have all his fullness dwelling in Christ.“ Colossians 1:19 TPT

”For he [Jesus] is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe!” Colossians 2:9-10 TPT

God lives in Christ and Christ lives in you. It is a free gift. You cannot earn it but you can simply receive it. This meditation focuses on knowing Jesus lives in you.

If you can, find yourself a quiet place where you are unlikely to be disturbed and sit in a comfortable position.

During this meditation, take slow deep breaths in through your nose.

As you do, imagine you are being filled, more and more, with Jesus and and therefore God.

Then breathe out as slowly as possible with your mouth, slowly saying,chanting or singing one of the following lines:

I AM.

Jesus.

I AM.

Holy Spirit.

I AM.

Yahweh.

I AM.

Holy.

I AM.

Righteous.

I AM.

Pure.

I AM.

Glorious.

I AM.

Remember these things are all a gift from God through Christ. They have nothing to do with what you have or have not done. Just receive them.

Continue this for as long as you wish using the lines in whatever order you like.

Do not worry if your mind wanders off, just gently bring it back to the meditation.

Children of God

“But to us living in these last days, God now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son, the appointed Heir of everything, for through him God created the panorama of all things and all time. The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. “ Hebrews 1:2-3a TPT

“He is the divine portrait, the true likeness of the invisible God, and the firstborn heir of all creation. For in him was created the universe of things, both in the heavenly realm and on the earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen.“ Colossians 1:15-16a TPT

“And in love he chose us before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence. For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace —for the same love he has for the Beloved, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure!”
Ephesians 1:4-6 TPT

“God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female.” Genesis 1:26-28a MSG

““Then the son said, ‘Father, I was wrong. I have sinned against you. I could never deserve to be called your son. Just let me be—’ “The father interrupted and said, ‘Son, you’re home now!’ “Turning to his servants, the father said, ‘Quick, bring me the best robe, my very own robe, and I will place it on his shoulders. Bring the ring, the seal of sonship, and I will put it on his finger. And bring out the best shoes you can find for my son. Let’s prepare a great feast and celebrate. For my beloved son was once dead, but now he’s alive! Once he was lost, but now he is found!’ And everyone celebrated with overflowing joy. “The father said, ‘My son, you are always with me by my side. Everything I have is yours to enjoy. It’s only right to rejoice and celebrate like this, because your brother was once dead and gone, but now he is alive and back with us again. He was lost, but now he is found!’ ””
Luke 15:21-24, 31-32 TPT

“When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.”
Genesis 5:21-24 NLT

Humanity has never been
An isolated single being
From our very first conception
Jesus is our source and origin
Born in Christ, in God’s Image
In His Presence, One in Jesus

Children of God
We have always been
God’s Presence in us
Part of our being

God’s plan to make a family
Us with Him in unity
Had Jesus as it’s firm foundation
And source of all in our creation
Whole and Holy, just like Him
God’s delight, in Jesus’ image

Children of God
We have always been
God’s Presence in us
Part of our being

God’s nature, present in Jesus Christ
Defines humanities birthing place
And just as we many traits inherit
From our earthly human parents
So Jesus as the source of our essence
Will always define us, be our inheritance

Children of God
We have always been
God’s Presence in us
Part of our being

Nothing can ever take away
Our God-given birth and DNA
It remains part of our very being
No matter what we know or believe
Relationship with God may be broken
Yet we remain, in essence, God’s children

Children of God
We have always been
God’s Presence in us
Part of our being

If from God we have been estranged
From choice or matters of circumstance
Like Enoch we can chose to return
To living with God as His children
In the cascade of His love embraced
Glorified by His Presence and grace

Children of God
We have always been
God’s Presence in us
Part of our being

In the cascade of His love embraced
Glorified by His Presence and grace

Children of God
We have always been
God’s Presence in us
Part of our being

Sonship

“And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us.” Colossians 2:10a TPT

“My Son, you are my beloved one. In you rests my most glorious delight!” Luke 3: 22b Mirror Bible

Beloved ,

You now live in my son, Jesus Christ and my son Jesus Christ lives in you.

And the power of my son, Jesus Christ in you brings all that I am into you.

Nothing, nothing, can stand against Our Presence in you.

All that is not in our image is consumed and destroyed in Our Presence.

You are now and always will be made in Our Image.

To believe that you are less than we have made you, is to believe a lie.

The truth is, you are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased, now and forever.

I call you son, not because of your gender, but because you are a child who will fully inherit all that I have and all that I am. My full heir.

I also call you son because the fullness of My Son lives in you, giving you all that He is.

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

You have not and can never earn this. It is a free gift of my love to you.

Rejoice in this as I rejoice in you.

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

Today, tomorrow and forever ,

You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

Priceless

Priceless

“Christ is not weak or feeble in his dealings with you but mighty and powerful within you. For although he was crucified as a “weakling,” now he lives robed with God’s power. And we also are “weak ones” in our co-crucifixion with him, but now we live in God’s triumphant power together with him, which is demonstrated on your behalf. Now your souls will be strengthened and healed if you hold steadfast to your faith. Haven’t you already experienced Jesus Christ himself living in you? If not, you are deficient. I hope you understand that we cannot be devalued. But we pray to God that you will be flawless, not to validate our ministry among you but so that you may continue on the path of righteousness ...”
2 Corinthians 13:3b-7a TPT

We cannot be devalued
Or made a lesser thing
For it’s Christ that sets our value
We have Him living within
Our life is in Christ
And His life is in us
Our value is set
By His pricelessness

We may go astray
And end up in sin
And feel powerless 
To be whole again
But in our weakness
We were crucified with Christ
Then resurrected in His life
Through His righteousness 

We cannot be devalued
Or made a lesser thing
For it’s Christ that sets our value
We have Him living within
Our life is in Christ
And His life is in us
Our value is set
By His pricelessness

Through the blood of Christ
We are cleansed of all our sin
And raised to a new life
Whole in Christ once again
His righteousness 
Empowering us now
To be whole and Holy
Through His resurrection power

We cannot be devalued
Or made a lesser thing
For it’s Christ that sets our value
We have Him living within
Our life is in Christ
And His life is in us
Our value is set
By His pricelessness

Every day we start
Renewed in Him
Jesus’ resurrection life
Now our power to live
Our past now redeemed 
And made Holy in Him
Loved as God’s children
In Jesus we reign

We cannot be devalued
Or made a lesser thing
For it’s Christ that sets our value
We have Him living within
Our life is in Christ
And His life is in us
Our value is set
By His pricelessness

As we lift our gaze
From our past and sin
And gaze instead 
On Christ within
We are strengthened and healed
By His love and righteousness 
His resurrection power
Making us now flawless

We cannot be devalued
Or made a lesser thing
For it’s Christ that sets our value
We have Him living within
Our life is in Christ
And His life is in us
Our value is set
By His pricelessness

Our Identity

“And in love he [God] chose us before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence. For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace —for the same love he has for the Beloved, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure!” Ephesians 1:4-6 TPT

Our Identity

Before the world’s foundation
God ordained us to be
United with His son
Pure and Holy as One
Embraced in His heart
In His love for all time

Our home, our being, our identity
Is in Christ as Gods children for eternity 

So we are what
God ordained us to be
United with His son
Pure and Holy as One
Embraced in His heart
In His love for all time

Our home, our being, our identity
Is in Christ as Gods children for eternity 

This is all God’s work
His Grace and Glory
Evident in us
As His beloved family
We can never earn it
Just receive it and be

Our home, our being, our identity
Is in Christ as Gods children for eternity

So we are what
God ordained us to be
United with His son
Pure and Holy as One
Embraced in His heart
In His love for all time

Our home, our being, our identity
Is in Christ as Gods children for eternity

Glorious Entanglement

So here I am dead and alive at the same time. I’m dead to the old me I was trying to be and alive to the real me which is Christ in me. Co-crucified, now co-alive. What a glorious entanglement. I was in him in his death; now I discover that he is infused in me, in my life. For the first time, I’m free to be me in my skin, immersed in his faith in our joint-sonship. He loves me and believes in me. He is God’s gift to me. Galatians 2:20 Mirror Bible

The old me 
I was trying to be
Sin entrapped
Striving to be free
Is now dead
Through Christ in me
Co-crucified 
At Calvary

Christ in me
Entangled I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me
Christ in me
Infused I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me

A brand new me 
I have received
Pure and holy 
Sinless and free
I’m co-alive
With Christ in me
Infused fully  
With His life completely

Christ in me
Entangled I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me
Christ in me
Infused I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me

Now I’m free
Me in my skin
For Jesus loves
And me believes in
Through His faith
In our joint son-ship
I live in this
Glorious entanglement

Christ in me
Entangled I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me
Christ in me
Infused I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me

God’s gift to me
Is a life set free
Alive with Christ
As One we be
Glorious entanglement
For eternity
Jesus Christ
His life in me

Christ in me
Entangled I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me
Christ in me
Infused I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me

O glorious entanglement
Saving me
God’s present
O glorious entanglement
Jesus Christ
My life’s essence

Christ in me
Entangled I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me
Christ in me
Infused I be
With Jesus Christ
His life in me

Jesus Defines Us

To go back to the very beginning, is to find the Word already present there; face to face with God. The one mirrors the other. The Word is I am; God’s eloquence echoes and concludes in him. The Word equals God.
The beginning mirrors the Word face to face with God.
The Logos is the source; everything commences in him. He remains the exclusive Parent reference to their existence. There is nothing original, except the Word. The Logic of God defines the only possible place where mankind can trace their origin.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
The darkness was pierced and could not comprehend or diminish this light.
John 1:1-5 (Mirror Bible)

Jesus Defines Us

To go back to the very beginning, is to find the Word [Jesus] already present there; 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

face to face with God.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The one mirrors the other. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The Word is I am; 
His life is the light that defines our lives. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

God’s eloquence echoes and concludes in him. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The Word equals God.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The beginning mirrors the Word face to face with God.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The Logos is the source; 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

everything commences in him. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

He remains the exclusive Parent reference to [our] existence. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

There is nothing original, except the Word. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The Logic of God defines the only possible place where mankind can trace their origin.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The darkness was pierced and could not comprehend or diminish this light.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

Jesus’ life is the light that defines our lives

face to face with God.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The one mirrors the other. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

Jesus is I am; 
His life is the light that defines our lives. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

God’s eloquence echoes and concludes in Jesus. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

Jesus equals God.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

The beginning mirrors Jesus face to face with God.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

Jesus is the source; everything commences in him. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

everything commences in Jesus. 
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.
His life is the light that defines our lives.

Jesus’ life is the light that defines our lives.

Whispers

“And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as he rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!” For the Holy Spirit makes God’s fatherhood real to us as he whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!” And since we are his true children, we qualify to share all his treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that he is and all that he has. We will experience being co-glorified with him provided that we accept his sufferings as our own.”
Romans 8:15-17 TPT

The spirit of religious duty
Has no claim on us
For it cannot make us worthy
To be children of God’s
It can only bind us
To loads we cannot lift
And bury us in graves
For it has no life to give

But now we have received
God’s Spirit of full acceptance
Enfolding each of us
Into the family of God’s essence
We need never feel orphaned
For He rises up within us
With us crying “Beloved Father”
Giving God our true affection

And He whispers night and day
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
There’s nothing you need to earn
Nothing of God’s has He withheld
Jesus has made you righteous
Holy and blameless in His sight
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
“You are God’s Beloved Child”

I can listen to the voices
Of those who would condemn
The Father of Lies
And the messengers he sends
Or I can turn my ears
To God’s enfolding Holy Spirit
To hear His truth whispers
That I am fully accepted

 And He whispers night and day
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
There’s nothing you need to earn
Nothing of God’s has He withheld
Jesus has made you righteous
Holy and blameless in His sight
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
“You are God’s Beloved Child”

If I examine my self
Thinking to look for sin
There is nothing left to find
For Jesus took it all on Him
And gave me instead
The righteousness of God
So can fit right in 
As God’s Beloved Child

And He whispers night and day
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
There’s nothing you need to earn
Nothing of God’s has He withheld
Jesus has made you righteous
Holy and blameless in His sight
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
“You are God’s Beloved Child”

If I do good works
As a child of God would do
It does not change my position
For no higher can I go
Now I’m a Child of God
Co-heir and one with Christ
Reigning by God’s side
I am with His fullness blessed

And He whispers night and day
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
There’s nothing you need to earn
Nothing of God’s has He withheld
Jesus has made you righteous
Holy and blameless in His sight
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
“You are God’s Beloved Child”

For we have now received
God’s Spirit of full acceptance
Enfolding each of us
Into the family of God’s essence
We need never feel orphaned
For He rises up within us
With us crying “Beloved Father”
Giving God our true affection

And He whispers night and day
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
There’s nothing you need to earn
Nothing of God’s has He withheld
Jesus has made you righteous
Holy and blameless in His sight
“You are God’s Beloved Child”
“You are God’s Beloved Child”

The Gift

“Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and he now declares us flawless in his eyes. This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us. Our faith guarantees us permanent access into this marvelous kindness that has given us a perfect relationship with God. What incredible joy bursts forth within us as we keep on celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s glory!”
Romans 5:1-2 TPT

Jesus death and resurrection
As a human being
Have given us peace with God
Lasting for eternity
Now I can relax
I no longer need to strive
I’m fully acceptable to God
Because of Jesus’ life

God’s righteousness
Jesus transfers to me
So now in God’s eyes
I live flawlessly
Obeying God’s Law
Is now no burden for me
For His Law of Love
Is now the core of my being

Jesus has given to me
His access to God
To live in His marvellous kindness
The generosity of His Love
There is nothing God holds back
From His Beloved Son
All is for His Children too
Now we are all as One

Jesus has given to me
His unity with God
A perfect relationship
Completion for my soul
Intimacy, love and joy
In God’s Personal Presence
Dwelling in His Glory
An eternal resurrection

The Glory of God
God’s fullness in me
Jesus Your Gracious Gift
My joy eternally
The Glory of God
God’s fullness in me
Jesus Your Gracious Gift
My joy eternally