The
Day that I discovered Ephesians 3:16-19, I thought I would stop breathing. The
beauty of these verses in the Amplified Bible overwhelmed my soul with joy.
From that moment on, I stopped working "for" God, and I began
allowing the Trinity to work "in" and "through" me instead.
Like
many Christians, I vaguely understood the impact that Christ in us has on our
life. I knew that at salvation, Jesus moved into our spirit by His Spirit (John
14:16-23); however, I did not comprehend the fullness of the Trinity abiding
within me. I thought He just visited me when I prayed.
God
taught me that as we read His Word, we realize the plans, which God has for our
life (Ephesians 2:10; Jeremiah 29:11). Out of God's glorious riches, He
strengthens us in our inner soul and spirit with His power through His Spirit (Ephesians
3:16). He does this so that His Word may richly dwell in our heart through
faith (Colossians 3:16).
God
also roots, grounds and establishes us in His love. He provides all of His
Saints with His power, so that we can grasp the immense capacity of Christ's
love for us: its width, length, height, and depth - so vast that we can barely
comprehend it fully (Romans 8:25-35).
Our
Heavenly Father actually wants us to experience this love, as well as to
understand it, because this sacrificial love is more than an emotion, and it
surpasses what our finite minds can understand or what we find in human
relationships.
One
of the major aspect in our life that blocks the fullness of God in us is when
we insist on controlling our own life rather than having faith in God's
faithfulness, and submitting to His control over every single aspect and moment
of our day.
God's
Spirit fills us throughout our entire being with all of the fullness of the
divine presence of His Trinity, until we experience His incredible intimacy and
love filling us through every moment of every day (Ephesians 3:16-19).
Prayer:
Father
God, any activity that we are involved in is of utmost importance to You. Due
to our finite minds, it is so hard for some of us to fully realize the
greatness of Your love for us. Yet, as we trust You to help us with everything,
including small things like opening a jar or big issues like selling a home or
a major illness, we learn to turn over more and more matters into Your safe
keeping, for You to work out in Your way and timing.
As
we consult You during each moment of our time in Your service (Proverbs 3:5-6),
we gradually learn and grasp the fact that You want to work out every issue in
our life for our ultimate good (Romans 8:28). It is often that breaking point
which we come to, when everything is impossible and no good can come from it,
that we finally take the time to pay attention to the revelation of Your
abundant love for us, as well as Your hand intimately involved in every single
one of our circumstances.
Thought
for the Day:
God's
love is a life-force that changes us forever, and His presence in us fortifies
us as He gives us His favor and encouragement and strength to face each new
tomorrow, while His Spirit gives us the mind and divine nature of Christ, as He
also exchanges our human character with all the fruit of His Spirit.
- Galatians
5:22-23
