Spiritual Fullness in Christ

A poem inspired by Colossians 2:6-15

As you received the Lord your God,
Live life within Christ's midst,
Your roots are in the ground He set,
Your strength and thanks His gift

Don't take on any other faith,
Traditions can deceive,
Earth and wind and fire and sun,
Cannot replace belief

Christ is God assuredly,
Embodied as a man,
He's what fills you to the brim,
And heads what powers run

By Him your parts were all marked out,
And not by human hands,
Now your lusts are cooled and gone,
You're cut by Christ's demands

You died with Him in baptism,
And there were also raised,
By God who raised him from the dead,
And so became your praise

When you were dead and sin did rule,
You weren't cut in any way,
Then brought to life with Christ along,
Your sins were washed away

All debts by law which stood against,
The record where we failed,
Was cleared from the condemning slate,
And to the cross were nailed

And so with all their powers drained,
No government ruled you,
For it was at the winning cross,
God made them ridiculed.

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