To really know the Lord

 

A most beautiful Bible verse:

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith”  Ephesians 3:17

 

Considering the distant, derelict and demonised condition of the Gentiles (as described in chapter 2), the idea of intimacy with God seems impossible.

   But the grace of God moved by the love of God has effected redemption by Christ’s blood. This has achieved forgiveness, salvation and cleansing so great that the Gentile believer is accepted, reborn and brought into a relationship with God that is sublime.

   By the operation of the Holy Spirit, the praise of these redeemed ones is described (chapter 2) as a temple of praise.

 

But the wonder of it all goes so much deeper in Ephesians 3:

   “ When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father , the creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from His glorious unlimited resources He will give you mighty inner strength through His Holy Spirit.

And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in Him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvellous love. And may you have power to understand , as all God’s people should, how wide , how long, how high, how deep His love really is……NLT(look it up for yourself)

 

This describes the extreme beauty of belonging to God and His overflowing desire for us to know him personally.  If this is dry words to you, please seek the Lord with all your heart and you will find Him.