Timeless Purpose Painted in Love

 

Timeless Purpose Painted in Love

God wants to give His church,

you and I, a paint job!

 

As I was praying this morning,

I was reflecting on the words in Ephesians 3

that we have been looking at the last few days.

I was feeling the pressure

of what God was requiring of us.

I told God I needed His help

in order for me to show the angels

and heavenly authorities His purposes.

Immediately, I heard God say…

It is not about you

it is about Me and what I do.

After hearing these words,

I read over these verses again in Ephesians 3.

What are the angels and heavenly authorities to see?

The answer is…

how wide and long and

high and deep is the love of Christ

on you and me.

They are to see that the love of God

is so great that it does not make sense,

it “surpasses knowledge.”

Verses 20 and 21 says it all.

God’s ability goes beyond,

or should I say, infinitely beyond,

our wildest dreams…

highest expectation…

greatest hope….

In a superabundant way,

He blows past our imagination.

Not in a pushy way, but

by the power of the Holy

Spirit working in us.

God wants to display

His power from

within you and I.

His Glory is seen in us, the church,

when what He has put inside of us gets out.

My part is to let

God work out of me.

I am His office.

Inside of you and I

is God’s earthly headquarters.

WOW!!!

Now that goes beyond my understanding.

 So is it ok for God

to paint you with love,

inside and out,

so that the world and heavenly

authorities see how glorious

His office and headquarters is? 

Scripture Reading

Ephesians 3:10-21 NIV

10 His intent was that now, through the church,

the manifold wisdom of God

should be made known to the rulers

and authorities in the heavenly realms,

11 according to his eternal purpose

which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 In him and through faith in him

we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged

because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,

15 from whom his whole family 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 saints,

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.