Ephesians 3: 14-19
verses 17b-19: 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.
God’s love for me is not something I can always “feel.” I know how that must sound, and it is hard for me to admit. When I stop for a second to count my blessings, and when I experience the intense, overwhelming love I have for my family, I know God must love me a lot to give all of this to me. But it is hard for me to experience the same love with a power - a force -which is God. My mind recognizes all of the blessings God has showered on us: the beauty of His creation, all of the emotions we are blessed to experience, laughter and happy tears, music, artwork, physical exhaustion and restful sleep. None of it is “necessary” to our existence, yet God has given it all freely to us. I think I still have work to do with God to grow closer to Him in some way I haven’t yet achieved.
Father God, forgive me, please, when I forget to be thankful. It is my own weakness that holds me back from you and your love. I ask you to help me, to draw me closer, to allow me to experience all of your love. Amen
Becky, transforming
Ephesians 3:14-19
How do I love Thee, let me count the ways. Our God is close to the broken-hearted, He cares for the poor, He comforts those who mourn, He co:forts those who are sick and weak, He loves those who reject Him, He relentlessly seeks the lost. I love that the Lord is a Father to the fatherless, gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry, frees prisoners, and wants me to visit them as though I am often in a prison myself. He cares for the alien and the stranger in the land. I think These examples might begin to describe the width, length, heights and depth of God’s love. The love of God cannot be fully explained…
Ephesians 3: 14-19
I will have to do this lesson later this afternoon. I apologize, but doctor appts are taking up most of my days. Dick ‘ surgery’s is coming along ok, but lots of anxiety issues are poking up their heads. I got this. I want to talk about love in this lesson.
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Ephesians 3: 14-19
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love
As I become more rooted in my faith I realize that God’s love gives me nourishment and clarity. I have come to realize that God’s love is at work within me. As I develop these strong roots in my faith I realize that I can grow in my faith and be the best I can be for Jesus.
Dearest Lord, you planted the seed of faith in my heart through the Holy Spirit. I have attempted to cultivate that faith as I learn more and more about Jesus. Help me to continue to have good…
Ephesians 3:14-19
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. . . . 18 to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.
I am trying to grasp the extent of Christ’s love for us. It is difficult to maintain that feeling of extreme love from a Spirit. So many other thoughts and feelings get in the way every day. Reading the bible and praying help us to focus on that love and really feel it. Then we can show that love to our family and neighbors.
Dear Lord remind me every day that I have plenty of time to read the bible and to pray and to fill up on…
Ephesians 3:16-17 - “I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.“
I offer this prayer to all who live in fear, hopelessness and despair in a world that many portray as coming apart at the seams. Amidst all the strife, divisive rhetoric and violence there is peace in the power of the Spirit of God in our inner beings and the love of Jesus in our hearts.
Prayer - I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant…