That you might comprehend

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. – Ephesians 3.16-19

This is such a beautiful passage of scripture. It follows up on being ‘rooted and grounded in love with a prayer that we might comprehend with all the saints:

The breadth of God’s love
The length of God’s love
The depth of God’s love
The height of Gods love
To know the love of God that can’t be fully comprehended

As we finish 2019 it is good to be reminded of God’s love. None of us know what 2020 holds. Its kind of a scary thought – or would be if we didn’t have the knowledge of the love of God.

If I could just well and truly comprehend the love of God and fully grasp that God loves me I would trust. Not only does He love me, but He is the One who can do something to help. Just like children don’t always understand what parents do or why the do or why they don’t get what they want we won’t always get it. Its even better for us. We as parents can and do make mistakes and fail despite our best efforts God never will.

O may I grasp the immensity of His love and what His love can mean to me.