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Last Hank’s Place I was sharing with you from Ephesians 3 on the wonderful, beyond measure, love of God leading to being filled up with ALL the fullness of God. THAT — is a mouthful!
May we be strengthened with power by the Holy Spirit in the inner man, Paul prayers, so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith….
The Amplified says, may God, out of the riches of His glory, strengthen and spiritually energize us with power through His Spirit in our innermost being and personality!
What’s that tell you? It tells me Jesus is totally awesome and mighty and beyond our capacity — and we have no chance of inviting Him into our hearts — until the Holy Spirit strengthens us – oh thanks be to God….
Then Paul prays that we become rooted and grounded in LOVE. Well, that sounds like enough, but from Paul’s perspective it’s just the beginning! Becoming rooted and grounded in love enables us to comprehend the infinite scope of God’s love. Comprehend?
The Message Bible says that with both feet planted firmly on love, we’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. So reach out and experience its breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. I want that — how about you?
The Amplified adds, may we come to know practically, through personal experience, the love of Christ which far surpasses mere knowledge without experience, that we may be filled up throughout our being to all the fullness of God, so that we may have the richest experience of God’s presence in our lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself.
Being flooded with God Himself – O happy day!
Now, knowing His love in this way leaves no room in our hearts and minds for other things. Things like: resentment. Unforgiveness. Hatred. Bitterness. Rejection. Fear of rejection. Inferiority. Pride. LOVE NEVER FAILS. All these other things are swept away by the unfailing love of God. The enemy may have placed many obstacles to His love in our lives, but look: here comes that tidal wave of LOVE — immeasurably high and wide and long — and sweeping every obstacle into oblivion.
Today, if you are struggling with resentment, unforgiveness, rejection — whatever — stop struggling, but pray like Paul did. Soon that tidal wave of God’s love, and His Fullness, will sweep away all that junk — and Y O U will — COME ALIVE!
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