How Big is God's Love?

"Jesus loves me, this I know," children sing in Sunday school. But do we really believe this?

I think sometimes I question God's love—especially when I know I fall short of how he would want me to live. But I'm not alone in my inability to comprehend the vastness of God's love (and neither are you).The Apostle Paul wrote a prayer to the Ephesian believers that they would know God's love. If they already knew the depths of God's love, Paul would have no need to write it.

Indeed, we are not alone in our inability to grasp the immense love of God.

This week, we meditate on Paul's description of God's love and how God can do immeasurable more than we ask or imagine.

This week's podcast on Ephesians

3 takeaways from Ephesians 3:14–21:

1️⃣ God's Power:

God's power through his Spirit is what strengthens us in our inner being. Self-help eventually leads to a dead end (although it may help, some). But self-focus never leads to total wholeness. We need God-focus and the strength of God's power in our inner being to experience the wholeness only he can provide.

How do you need God's power in your life today?

2️⃣ The Depth of Christ's Love: Paul's prayer emphasizes being rooted and established in love, understanding the vastness of Christ's love that surpasses knowledge. His love is high, wide, long, and deep. More than we can imagine. (Praise him.)

Take a moment to take a deep breath and welcome God's immense love.

3️⃣ The Power of Prayer: Paul reminds us that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine. What a comforting thought. But we also know that we still need to ask... God can do more than we ask, but if we ask for nothing, we cannot expect him to answer prayers unprayed.

What is on your heart that you need God to do "immeasurably more than you ask or imagine?"

This Week's Passage

Pause:

Take a moment, breathe, and read the passage below.

Read:

Take a deep breath and invite God's Spirit before you read.

Ephesians 3:14–21 (NIV)
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Reflect:

What in this passage stuck out to you?

We enter God's love through faith in Christ. God's love is not unconditional—but it is infinitely gracious. Take a moment to re-read verses 19–20 and dwell on God's love.

Pray:

Pray about your thoughts or follow the prayer below:

Father God, thank you for your gracious love. Sometimes I don't feel your love—but this scripture reminds me that even when my feelings falter, your love remains because I believe in you. Your love is greater than I can ever understand. I praise you for your immense love. Amen.

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