LOVE HELPS YOU THINK
That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:17-16, R.S.V.
Feelings of security are a rare commodity in our present chaotic world. We are often incapable of reaching our full potential because of the negative forces at work inside us--lack of self-worth, the unsureness of the solidity of our lives. And most of our inabilities sten from feelings of being unloved.
Our tenderhearted God knows this. He understands that we can never be fulfilled, or fulfill our high calling, unless we come to the realization that we are absolutely secure in Him, that His love for us is without reservation and totally unconditional. And so He gave us Jesus.
Jesus. We have so many mental pictures available to us. Many are of Him healing. God means to be healing to us, very tenderly healing. Many pictures of Him teaching. God means to teach us, to fill our hungry hearts and minds with exciting themes, expanding ideas and ideals.
Jesus--quietly riding the waves of the Sea of Galilee. Serene in His awareness of His Father's love. Our Father's love, how steadfast it is, how enduring! We see Him in the midst of a throng of children, their dusty little hands clamoring for His arms. They were sure of acceptance. How sure we may be of God's acceptance, His eager enjoyment of all that we are!
Slowly, as the edges of our agonizing souls give way to the soothing reality of our Father's love, our minds awake. Awake to adventure, because we are secure enough in our heritage, our divine heritage in and through Jesus. We find the paths of understanding opening to us, the marvel at His Creation, His plan for us, and ever more so, the inexpressible height, breadth, length, and depth of who He is. We spontaneously worship Him whose ideals for us surpass our knowledge--that we should be filled with His own fullness, that we should one day be restored into His image.
God's love sets us free to think, to explore, to become. We may be sure that He watches our every step of progress with infinite pleasure, encouraging us to keep on growing.
That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:17-16, R.S.V.
Feelings of security are a rare commodity in our present chaotic world. We are often incapable of reaching our full potential because of the negative forces at work inside us--lack of self-worth, the unsureness of the solidity of our lives. And most of our inabilities sten from feelings of being unloved.
Our tenderhearted God knows this. He understands that we can never be fulfilled, or fulfill our high calling, unless we come to the realization that we are absolutely secure in Him, that His love for us is without reservation and totally unconditional. And so He gave us Jesus.
Jesus. We have so many mental pictures available to us. Many are of Him healing. God means to be healing to us, very tenderly healing. Many pictures of Him teaching. God means to teach us, to fill our hungry hearts and minds with exciting themes, expanding ideas and ideals.
Jesus--quietly riding the waves of the Sea of Galilee. Serene in His awareness of His Father's love. Our Father's love, how steadfast it is, how enduring! We see Him in the midst of a throng of children, their dusty little hands clamoring for His arms. They were sure of acceptance. How sure we may be of God's acceptance, His eager enjoyment of all that we are!
Slowly, as the edges of our agonizing souls give way to the soothing reality of our Father's love, our minds awake. Awake to adventure, because we are secure enough in our heritage, our divine heritage in and through Jesus. We find the paths of understanding opening to us, the marvel at His Creation, His plan for us, and ever more so, the inexpressible height, breadth, length, and depth of who He is. We spontaneously worship Him whose ideals for us surpass our knowledge--that we should be filled with His own fullness, that we should one day be restored into His image.
God's love sets us free to think, to explore, to become. We may be sure that He watches our every step of progress with infinite pleasure, encouraging us to keep on growing.
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