Forty Days Full - An Invitation To Real Life

Introduction

“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness...” Colossians 2:9-10a NIV

This is one of the most remarkable scriptures of the New Testament. Identifying Christ's full deity carries a truck load of theological implication, but the jaw-dropping statement is that we have also been brought to fullness in Christ. This mystery of partnership in Christ is a miracle considering our dark past. How is it possible that we could be so closely connected to the fullness of deity in bodily form? This marvel is the hope of humanity and is the joy that will transform any life brazen enough to believe it! Why 'Forty Days Full?' Forty days is often associated with breakthrough in the scriptures. You can find several biblical narratives where a forty-day period precedes a season of new beginnings. It rained for forty days and forty nights during the great flood and afterward a new start was birthed for the inhabitants of the earth. The children of Israel received the revelation of God's law from Moses after he spent forty days on Mount Sinai in the presence of the Lord. Jesus began his earthly ministry after he fasted in the wilderness for forty days. Human behavioral studies have also proven it takes about forty days to break an old habit or establish a new one. Would it be worth it to commit forty days to read this book if it produced lasting change? This could be a key factor in a fresh new start to the kind of life you've always longed for. My hope is that in the next forty days you will discover a breakthrough in your daily life that will realign your journey with the promises of God. Most of us have experienced