That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and
grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the
breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ,
which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God
(Ephesians 3:17-19).
Our opening verses show us four
dimensions of God’s love: the breadth, length, depth, and height of His love.
How far can your love go? Can it pursue the worst of sinners? Can it go after
the worst failures? Can it be stretched limitlessly?
Once, Peter asked Jesus, "...Lord,
how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven
times?" The Master’s response was so inspiring; He said, "…I say not
unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven" (Matthew
18:22). This equals four hundred and ninety times a day. Imagine that someone
offends you that number of times in one day, the Master says,
"Forgive."
The Apostle Paul gave a touching
testimony in 1 Timothy 1:13-14. He said, I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor,
and injurious, but I obtained mercy of the Lord. His love reached out to me and
rescued me from the path of destruction. How far can your love go? How much can
you forgive?
Love never gives up. It’s not easily
provoked, neither does it take into account the offences of others. It forgives
as many times as it’s provoked. It knows no limits. No wonder Paul had to pray
that God’s people would comprehend the boundless, immeasurable, intimately
infinite and unconditional love of God. That revelation will change you
forever, and give you extraordinary boldness and confidence in life.
Confession
Christ dwells in my heart by faith; I’m
rooted and grounded in love, and able to comprehend the boundless,
immeasurable, intimately i n f i n i t e , and unconditional love of God. Thus,
I’m filled with all the fulness of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: 1 Corinthians
13:1-13
1 Year Bible Reading Plan : 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28
Isaiah 61-63
2 Year Bible Reading Plan : Hebrews 7:1-10 Ezekiel
10-11
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