Incomprehensible Love

When did you first love someone ? You weren’t born loving.

The first steps beyond our providers are reciprocal.

Romantic love is an entirely different thing from real love.

We do not start off with hormones for God, so how does one come to love Him ?

If we could ever truly understand and comprehend the Love of God, it would deepen our faith and change our perspective on life.

I. Verses 1-17 lead up to the main thrust of the chapter which is in verses 18-19

Paul re-establishes his authority Ephesians 3: 1-2 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles — 2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you;

Galatians 2: 7-8 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised 8 (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles),

Paul’s message is from God Ephesians 3: 3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. His message has two purposes Ephesian 3: 4 By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

Christians have a special benefit that was not available to people under the Law. Ephesians 3: 5 which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

I Peter 1: 10-12 As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, 11 seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — things into which angels long to look.

What mystery was revealed? Ephesians 3: 6-7 to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, 7 of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

Ephesians 3: 8-9 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;

The church reveals to the angels, etc. Ephesians 3: 10 – so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. God’s eternal purposed to save gentiles Ephesians 3: 11-12 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Ephesians 3: 13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. II Corinthians 4: 17-18 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. ( Compare : Romans 8: 18 )

II. Paul’s prayer for the brethren in Ephesus.

He prays they be made stronger within. Ephesians 3: 14-16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, Ephesians 3: 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

WHY is it important that we be rooted and grounded in love ? Ephesians 3: 18-19 so that … may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

III. It is impossible that there be any limits to God’s love.

God is infinite in all of His attributes. I John. 1: 5 “ … God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.” I John 4: 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

What is the breadth of God’s love ? Romans 3: 23 All have sinned and fallen short.   What is the length of God’s love ?

What is the height of God’s love ? Romans 5: 7-8 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

What is the depth of God’s love ? Psalms 139: 16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.

I Corinthians 6: 9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

God’s love is so … Wide you can’t get around High you can’t get over it Deep you can’t get under it Long it covers everyone

Romans 8: 35-39 Who will separate us from the love of Christ Romans 8: 35-39 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Just as it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long; We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Are you in the love of God ? Jude 20-21 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

Remember His Love

Draw near to God And He will draw Near to you. James 4: 8