All Filled Up

“I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.” John 14:30 (NKJV).
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Jesus had resisted every temptation known to mankind and recognized every deceiving spirit that attacked Him. “This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:15 (NLT). After His baptism, Jesus was tested for forty days by Satan and throughout His ministry, He was attacked, even through Peter’s mouth. As Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples, He gave them many words of teaching. Then, as Jesus was ready to go to the Mount of Olives, He told His disciples that Satan was coming against Him but Satan had no place in Him. Satan had no anchor in Jesus’s soul that he could use against Jesus. Jesus had filled His soul with righteousness, purpose, and trust. There were no empty spaces where bitterness, injustice, lust or temptation could pollute Him.

“David said about him (Jesus): ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’” Acts 2:25-28 (NIV). When Jesus said that Satan had no control over Him or place in Him, He was already filled with unshakable trust, hope for a victorious outcome, and joy from the presence of God.

Not only was Jesus filled up inside of His soul, but Jesus was also wearing His armor. “He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.” Isaiah 59:17 (ESV). His righteousness was complete, leaving no chinks in the armor. He was ready to become your salvation and wear the vengeance that was due to you. His zeal and purpose were like a cloak, as His face was set like stone. Nothing could stop Him because His will was set on obedience, His soul was filled with godliness, and His mind and emotions were focused on His Passion and the cross.

Think about Jesus’s motivations. He loved you so much that He willingly endured incredible spiritual attacks and a horrific, Hellish death. He did it for love and to save your life. “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (NLT). Jesus also hated the ungodliness that you were born into and He hated the slavery that you were locked into. Jesus “gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.” Titus 2:14 (NKJV). Jesus wanted to redeem you from every lawless deed and He wanted to purify you, making you zealous for good works. He was motivated by a heart to serve you by ransoming you from Satan’s kingdom. “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 (NLT).

Jesus was motivated by the joy of you being in His family. He looked ahead at the joy that He would feel when you were at the family table in Heaven with Him. He looked ahead and saw you redeemed, justified, holy and a citizen of the Heavenly family. Jesus was also motivated to become friends with you. “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.” Romans 5:8-11 (NLT).

Prayer: “Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you so much for sending Your Son Jesus to be my Savior, my Hero, and My Rescuer. Please fill me with a sense of Your presence and fill my soul with love, hope, and obedience. In Jesus’s name, amen.”