“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God” — Ephesians 3:17-1917That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. (Ephesians 3:17‑19).
“TO know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.” This seems paradoxical. How can one know that which is beyond knowledge? Just as a babe knows its mother’s love, but cannot understand the reason for that maternal affection, so we know we are the objects of the love of Christ, but we cannot fathom His reasons for so loving us. As we ponder and appropriate these precious things, we are filled—not exactly “with”—but into precious “all the fullness of God,” just as a basin might be placed on the sand as the tide comes in. It would soon be filled into all the fullness of the ocean, even though its capacity was but small.
“God loveth thee—then be contents
Whate’er thou hast, His love hath seat:
Come pain or pleasure, good or ill.
His love is round about thee still.
Then murmur not, nor anxious be,
Rest thou in peace, God loveth thee!
God loveth thee. Though dark the night,
His smile shall make thy pathway bright,
When weary ways before thee lie,
The Lord, thy helper, draweth nigh.
Press bravely on, the end to sees
Be not dismayed, God loveth thee.”