14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:14–21 )[1]
The love that comes from within us is so powerful and yet this power can be ignored or perfected in amazing ways, ways we can fully discover. Though the discovery is limitless the process of discovery is extremely rewarding. Marital love is a small example or reflection of this infinitely more powerful and infinitely abundant love called in the Greek language, agape. When sincere, right, perfected the love between a man and woman can be really amazing, rewarding, exciting and living, only to mention a few attributes and benefits of this love.
The love of God flowing through us is limitless in application and direction. Paul describes it as having four dimensions, height, width, length and depth. This analogy goes beyond common human understanding. According to Wikipedia the concept of the fourth dimension In mathematics or a four-dimensional ("4D") space, is an abstract concept derived by generalizing the rules of three-dimensional space. It has been studied by mathematicians and philosophers for almost two hundred years, both for its own interest and for the insights it offered into mathematics and related fields. In modern physics, space and time are unified in a four-dimensional Minkowski continuum called spacetime, whose metric treats the time dimension differently from the three spatial dimensions.[clarification needed] [2] Did you totally follow this? I can not comprehend this depth of physics or mathematics it is beyond my comprehension. Same way with the volume and power of God’s love, it is beyond my full comprehension.
Though God’s love is vast, as I stated last week it can be comprehended enough at the time you need it. The fullness of God’s love maybe beyond total comprehension but it is still comprehendable sufficiently for you. It is like the ocean, you may not be able to understand it but it is so cool to swim in. So, I challenge you to swim in God’s love. The first time I ran down the beach in Jacksonville , Florida
The vastness of God’s love is also multidimensional in application. Not only can it surround and saturate every (not almost every) part of your life it can affect others as well. Peter wrote, Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins 1 Peter 4:8 (ESV). The vastness of God’s love in the life of a child of God can change other people, it covers a multitude of sins. Jesus said other people will know that you are mine if you love me. That love has an effect on other people. However, it goes even farther than that. The apage love of God flowing through a child of God can change a spouse, can change a child, can change a co-worker. Oh, experience the greatest of God’s love in your life like never before. It is amazing, it is unending, it is so powerful to you and to others it splashes upon.
Lord Jesus, teach us to love You more. Teach us to experience Your love in every area of our life. Show us how Your love can change areas of our lives that never crossed our minds. Show us how that Your love can change the lives of others all to Your glory, Amen.
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