Complete in Thee

Complete in Thee, no work of mine

Could take, dear Lord, the place of Thine.

Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,

And I shall stand complete in Thee!

 

 

Complete in Thee, each want supplied,

And no good thing to me denied,

Since Thou my portion, Lord, will be,

I ask no more, complete in Thee!

 

Complete in Thee, no more shall sin

Thy grace has conquered reign within;

Thy blood shall bid the tempter flee,

And I shall stand, complete in Thee!

 

 

Dear Savior, when, before Thy bar,

All tribes and tongues assembled are,

Among the chosen I shall be,

At Thy right hand, complete in Thee!

 

Refrain:

Yea, justified, oh blessed thought!

And sanctified, salvation wrought!

Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,

And glorified I, too, shall be.

 

- Aaron R. Wolfe, James M. Gray



 

This morning in church, we sang one of my favorite hymns "Complete in Thee." The words are such a vivid reminder of our position in Christ. In Him, I am complete -- I lack nothing, I need nothing. That is how I stand before my Saviour, but it is easy for me to get so focused on myself and my supposed needs that I begin striving to fulfillment elsewhere instead of resting in my established position before Christ.

Then the Lord gently brings me back to His word and I am reminded that I will not find completeness in a degree, a career, a mate, or whatever else may seem to provide ultimate satisfaction. Christ is my all. In Philippians, the Apostle Paul wrote, "For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need" (vs. 11-12).  Paul could have this outlook on life because he knew he was complete in Christ and he trusted Him to provide for whatever else he needed. As I enter into a new week -- a week with a full schedule that I was beginning to stress out over-- I can rest in the blessed truth that I am complete in Christ. He is my Rock, He is my portion -- He is enough for me.

"And ye are complete in Him."

- Colossians 2:10