“…that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the depth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge…” (Eph. 3:17-19 ESV)
One of my favorite worship songs is “How Deep the Father’s Love For Us”. When I consider the great love God has for us, I am amazed. How vast is this love…nothing can measure it or come close to describing the riches found in God’s love. As our verse suggests, this love surpasses knowledge; and yet we can indeed know of this love.
This implies two things: first, this knowing is more than mere intellectual assent. It is not simply knowing about His love, or His great acts of mercy and grace; it has to do with experiencing those things, acknowledging them as true toward and about you. God’s love is for you in Christ Jesus. But secondly, even as we know this and come to know more deeply, we will never exhaust the depths of it. It is so wide, so deep, so high…it is more than we can ever grasp.
This brings to my mind the phrase “hungry satisfaction”, which sounds like a contradiction. But this is what I mean: even in the knowing; even in knowing that in Christ is true meaning and fulfillment; even in knowing His love is our anchor and foundation, our purpose and peace; the hearts longs to know more of this love. As we are assured of His love, we long to grow closer still.
Prayer: Father, strengthen us this day that we may know of the deep riches of Your love for us, and fill us with Your fullness we pray. Amen.
