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That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>the width and length and depth and height; to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.<\/strong>(Ephesians 3:17-19)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This was part of a wonderful prayer Paul prayed for the Ephesians. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Paul gave us more than an eloquent prayer; in a special way this prayer reveals what God wants for His people.<\/p>\n
Here is one small nugget from this glorious prayer. In verse 18, Paul prayed that believers would know the dimensions of the love of Christ (width and length and depth and height<\/strong>). This means that the love of Jesus has\u00a0dimensions<\/em>\u00a0and that it can be\u00a0measured<\/em>. It is a solid, substantial thing; not merely a beautiful fiction, a sentimental believe, or philosophical theory. The love of Jesus is a measurable fact.<\/p>\n
The love of Jesus has\u00a0width<\/strong>. You can see how wide a river is by noticing how much it covers over. God\u2019s river of love is so wide that it covers over my sin, and over every circumstance of my life, so that all things work together for good. When I doubt His forgiveness or His providence, I am narrowing the mighty river of God\u2019s love. His love is as wide as the world (John 3:16).<\/p>\n
The love of Jesus has\u00a0length<\/strong>. When considering the length of God\u2019s love, ask yourself, \u201cWhen did the love of God start towards me? How long will it continue?\u201d These truths measure the\u00a0length<\/em>\u00a0of God\u2019s love.\u00a0Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love<\/em>\u00a0(Jeremiah 31:3).<\/p>\n
The love of Jesus has\u00a0depth<\/strong>. Philippians 2:8 tell us how deep the love of Jesus goes:\u00a0He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.<\/em>\u00a0You can\u2019t go lower than\u00a0the death of the cross<\/em>, and that is how deep the love of Jesus is for us.<\/p>\n
The love of Jesus has\u00a0height<\/strong>. To see the height of God\u2019s love, ask yourself, \u201cHow high does it lift us?\u201d The love of Jesus lifts the believer to heavenly places where they are seated with Christ. He has\u00a0made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus<\/em>\u00a0(Ephesians 2:6).<\/p>\n
Can we really\u00a0comprehend<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0width and length and depth and height<\/strong>\u00a0of God\u2019s love? To come to any understanding of the dimensions of God\u2019s love, we must come to the cross. The cross pointed in four ways, essentially in every direction, because:<\/p>\n
God\u2019s love is wide enough to include the whole world.
\nGod\u2019s love is long enough to last through all eternity.
\nGod\u2019s love is deep enough to reach the worst sinner.
\nGod\u2019s love is high enough to take His people to heaven.<\/p>\nLook to Jesus Christ and His cross and live in all the dimensions of God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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