Hair White as Wool II
In our continual pursuit of Christ Jesus our Lord, we are looking at His Hair White as Wool, as John describes in Revelation 1. Proverbs 20:29 “The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.” The grey or white hair is said to be the splendor of the elder man. This word splendor speaks of beauty and majesty. Throughout scripture, God’s majesty and splendor is declared. Here in Revelation 1 we see Christ Jesus in the majesty of God, or we see the majesty of God through Christ Jesus our Lord.
In Him dwells all fullness. When we turn to see Him, we are turning toward the fullness of God. Paul writes that it pleased the Father that in Christ would all fullness dwell, or all His divine essence, Colossians 1:19. In Colossians 2:9 Paul writes that the fullness of the Godhead bodily dwells in Christ. In Christ we find all the glory, splendor and majesty of God that has been declared throughout scripture. Here in Christ this glory and majesty we read about becomes real to us. We are in Christ.
In the Old Covenant God’s glory, honor and majesty was on display outwardly. He showed His deliverance and power as the Egyptians (horse and riders) were cast into the sea. He showed His brilliance as Mount Sinai burned with fire and smoke. His Glory filled the Tabernacle and Temple in a Cloud and a Fire. The Israelites could physically see what God did, but could not touch it, or know it. They could not partake of His essence, His substance. They could just look at it outwardly and try to live in accordance to His law.
We have come to a new Mountain (Hebrews 12) that can be touched. We have come to the heavenly Jerusalem, Mount Zion. We have come to a place where his work can be touched. Not only is the Old Man crucified, horse and rider cast into the sea, but the old man can be put out of our hearts as we know Christ. Our consciousness is in a process of change as Christ is revealed. This mountain can be touched in our inner most being. We can be filled to the fullness of Him.
Consider that our conscience or sense of being can come to the awareness of Christ as our life. We can come to this. We can comprehend this. People say to me, but we can’t because we are in the flesh, and the answer is yes, we can. It is not through our ability to come to the awareness of Christ. It is through Him that lives within us. It is not by our might, nor by our power, but by His Spirit. It is through the Spirit of God revealing the work of the Lord Jesus Christ in me, in my heart. May we see the splendor and fullness of our Life, who is Christ Jesus our Lord!
