The Fullness of God

Good Morning,

Ephesians 3:14-21 (NIV)
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

I looked at these short verses this morning any my heart was filled. Then, I went back and read all of chapter 3 in Ephesians, and then back to chapter 2, as well. I would ask you to do the same, and I pray that God would touch your heart as He has touched mine with the words that Paul wrote to the Ephesians...and, consequently, to all of us. There are no words this morning to really do justice for the feelings and emotions I have felt in reading these chapters. I wish that I could, right now, this moment, share with you my heart one on one and touch you and let you more fully understand how these words have touched me. Please, just know my heart today...I love you and want, more and more, to be able to love with the same kind of love that God has for all of us.

My prayer today is to simply use Paul's prayer...for you and for myself. Stop a moment, please, and just take a short time to read carefully the words God gave to Paul so he could pray for those to whom he was given responsibility. These are, as I've said, my prayers for all who would read these words and it is my hope that we will ALL be able to "grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you (we, all of us) may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

To God be all the glory! To Jesus let us give thanks! Forever...and forever...and forever.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David