The Mystery of the Fullness of God's Love

 

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:15-19 ESV).

 

Sometimes I forget the “… breadth and length and height and depth” of God’s love for me. Recently I was reminded of that when I leafed through a National Park’s magazine and saw the photo of the Grand Canyon I’ve attached. Our boys were very young when we took a trip to the Grand Canyon. I was insistent that we stop and watch the sunset at the edge of the canyon. That was more difficult than I thought with three impatient youngsters in tow. Somehow, they didn’t grasp the majesty of the moment! We did stay, though I was not able to really capture the moment adequately except in my mind. I do remember how grand it really was.

 

As I sit on this snowy day in Texas to write these devotionals, my question is simple: “What does ‘the fullness of God’ mean to you?” I often wonder what would change in our lives if we began each day by reminding ourselves that all of God’s resources and love and power are ours, regardless of what might unfold in our day. I believe our foundation would grow stronger and deeper; we would respond to our world differently if we did. We certainly would fall in love with Jesus at a new level of understanding, appreciating what his death and resurrection accomplished.

 

I hope you can find a way to be still enough today to recognize this mystery as God gives us glimpses of the marvel of His love toward us. I hope you will be filled with the fullness of God in a way beyond anything you may have yet experienced!