In Christ's Love

May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality], so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love, be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself]. (Ephesians 3:16-19)

When filled with God's love, we can do, see and understand things that we could not otherwise do, see or understand. Filled with His love, we can endure pain, renew our strength, overcome and bless and help others. We are called to live this self-giving, self-sacrificing love of Jesus. He suplies and demonstrates love and that love endures forever. For the LORD is good and His gracious love stands forever. His faithfulness and truth remains from generation to generation. (Psalm 100:5) Experiencing the love of Christ assures us that He is at work in us, and that gives us confidence.

Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, according to His power that is at work within us. (Ephesians 3:20)