“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…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.” (Eph. 3:16-19)
What an awesome and very powerfully rich portion of scripture. Seeing the emphasis placed on us HAVING POWER to “grasp” this concept, indicates that Paul is aware of the difficulty we will have in understanding it. As a result, he prays twice, that we would be empowered to understand because he states that it “surpasses knowledge”! The key to understanding this is found in: (1 Corin. 2:9-10) “…NO EYE HAS SEEN…NO EAR HAS HEARD…NO HUMAN MIND HAS CONCEIVED”– the things God has prepared for those who love him– these are the things GOD HAS REVEALED TO US BY HIS SPIRIT. The Spirit searches all things, even THE DEEP THINGS OF GOD. (1 Corin. 2:9-10)
The devil will do everything in his power to keep us from grasping this! So, we must seek God for divine revelation of these two things: “The 1.LOVE OF CHRIST” and 2.being filled “TO THE MEASURE OF ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD”. Peter tells us: “For if you do these things, you will never stumble…” (2 Pet. 1:10)
Pray with me that we may grasp this…Bill Stockham