"That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
-Ephesians 3:18-19
Oh, to comprehend the love of Christ! What a life time journey! I've read this verse a million times and I keep thinking about it, yet for a few years the part that God has highlighted to me is the whole thing about "comprehending with all the saints". I use to think that knowing God's love was only about getting in His presence by myself. But while that is very, very important (VERY!) it is not how He chooses to reveal all of His love to us! We can learn some, a lot, about the depth and the height and the length in our times alone with our Maker.
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| All you need is LOVE! |
However, He is a relational God, and so He has hidden the treasures of the fullness of His love in others, in the people we encounter; our family, co-workers, friends, new acquaintances. Each person was made in the image of God, and since He is so infinite and uncontainable, one of the ways to know Him (and His love, which is His essence), is to get to know other people, and find the treasure He hid in their hearts.
It's so fun!
Papa-God, like a loving daddy on an Easter Sunday, has hidden precious treats in people's personalities (some more hidden than others, ha!), in people's talents & passions, in people's dreams & desires... and the way to get to experience the fulness of His love, that love that surpasses knowledge; that goes beyond preaching points and life principles; is actually to get to know and love people! Yay! Again, one lifetime adventure with Him! ...I'm on it! ;)
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