Ephesians 3:16-19 “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
With all that we encounter each day, being endued with spiritual power in our core or inner being would be more than welcome without a doubt. Going it alone hasn’t worked out to well for most of us I would gather, I know it hasn’t for me. It’s quite a blessing to have all the resources of Almighty God at our disposal at all times to accomplish that which He has set before us. We don’t always take advantage of those resources, but they are readily available to us just the same.
In the face of all the hate and anger we see in the world today, it’s refreshing to know that the love Christ places in our hearts can conquer all. Picking up a sword is not the answer, although I believe force is sometimes needed to quell the enemy. Love is a mighty weapon in and of itself. Love leads to acceptance with leads to compromise which in turn gives birth to peace and harmony. It isn’t always possible, for both parties have to be of like mind to seek peace through love and acceptance.
As we look at love, we must look at the prime example of love, the death Christ allowed Himself to endure for our sake. That is truly the premiere example of mercy, grace and love we shall ever know. Nothing this side of heaven can compare to it. Verse 18 raises a question about the love of Christ. I dare say it is impossible to comprehend the width, length, height or depth of the love Christ and in turn, God has for us all. Even in our most rebellious state He loves us. Even when we do wrong in the face of right, He loves us. Such love cannot be fathomed. We could never understand it if given a billion years. It cannot be deciphered. There is no formula that arrives at its’ conclusion. Such love, as scripture declares, “surpasses knowledge”. It cannot be understood. It is to be accepted and not figured out. The why and the wherefore of God’s love is incalculable.
As we look at love, we must look at the prime example of love, the death Christ allowed Himself to endure for our sake. That is truly the premiere example of mercy, grace and love we shall ever know. Nothing this side of heaven can compare to it. Verse 18 raises a question about the love of Christ. I dare say it is impossible to comprehend the width, length, height or depth of the love Christ and in turn, God has for us all. Even in our most rebellious state He loves us. Even when we do wrong in the face of right, He loves us. Such love cannot be fathomed. We could never understand it if given a billion years. It cannot be deciphered. There is no formula that arrives at its’ conclusion. Such love, as scripture declares, “surpasses knowledge”. It cannot be understood. It is to be accepted and not figured out. The why and the wherefore of God’s love is incalculable.
Therefore, Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians is quite a bold prayer that we should embrace as our own. That in some form or fashion we might be able to get a glimpse into the true depth of the love our Heavenly Father has for us. That we might begin to understand that while God can never be mocked, if we revere Him with awe and seek to serve Him in obedience, we will feel that same love flowing through us. If we allow it to change us we will not and frankly could not ever be the same for we will then have a measure of the fullness of God dwelling within us.
WALK WITH THE KING AND BE A BLESSING!!
