Ephesians 3:13- 21
13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Well, today seems to be going better than yesterday! My kids all slept through the night, and I didn’t over-sleep! I am trying to get today started off right!
I read the verses above as part of my Bible time today, and the Lord showed me something good. Verse 17 says “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,” After we are rooted and grounded in love, then verse 18 and 19 is possible:[ that ye] “May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” We can’t comprehend God’s love until we are first rooted and grounded in the love of God. When we get saved, we are rooted in Christ – we are part of His family. My roots take me back to Arkansas, to the family of Ron and Carolyn Courtney. I couldn’t comprehend their love for me, until I was born into their family. It’s the same for Christians. Until we are saved, and in God’s family, we can’t know His love. After salvation we can see how much God loves us! It is then that we see Him at work in our daily lives. It is then that verse 20 is real to us: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” I like that part -exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think! Amazing! We can’t see that in our lives until we become part of His adoptive family. By the way, reading the Bible daily and talking to Him regularly help us see Him at work in our lives so much more! I wouldn’t really know my family if I didn’t keep in touch with them. If I never visited them, or called or wrote them, I wouldn’t really know them. If we get saved and then don’t “keep in touch” with the Lord, we can’t really know Him.
I’m so glad I not only know that there is a God, but that I know God! To think that I have a relationship with the God of the Universe through His only Son! Now that will start anybody’s day off right!