And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19)
Do you know how much you are loved? Your parents love you. Your family loves you. Your friends love you. I love you!
But God loves you more than ALL of your loved ones combined.
God’s love is beyond all comprehension and as much as we try and dig deeply into the depth and breadth of His love in our sessions, or worship, or Sunday School or Bible Study, we will never fully know the love God has for each of us until we one day step into His embrace.
In 1 Corinthians, there is a piece of the letter where Paul tries to describe the love of God. Some of you may have heard this read at a wedding or you may have seen it on a plaque. It is a pretty famous piece of scripture - - but the part that I think is the most descriptive about the love God has for us is at the very end of the passage where Paul writes, “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12)
We can only see a small bit of the love God has for each of us - - we can only partially understand the sacrifice He made by sending His Son to die for our sins.
And yet the little bit we know of God's love can be overwhelming.
And yet the little bit we know of God's love can be overwhelming.
We are 18 days away from our first GUMY session of the fall and I find myself often in prayer for each of you; those of you I know by name because you have been GUMY’s for years and those of you who are new this year to GUMY. I am praying for the friends you will bring with you and the leaders and listeners who will share our time together.
And I am praying for the GUMY’s none of us know yet.
And I am praying for the GUMY’s none of us know yet.
My prayer is pretty simple…I am praying for God to layer His protection around each of you so that you might be free to know the love He has for each of you...to come to know the heart of God.
Because, Ladies & Gentlemen, His love is deeper and wider and taller and greater than any ocean, mountain, skyscraper, statue, planet or star we can even imagine.
God is bigger.
And our God who is bigger loves YOU with the kind of love that is indescribable and unimaginable.
God is bigger.
And our God who is bigger loves YOU with the kind of love that is indescribable and unimaginable.
So as you go through today and the challenges you will face, know this - - you are LOVED. And at the end of the day, regardless of the stuff you have learned (and you should have learned a few things today) or the trials you have faced, the most important thing to know is you are LOVED by God.
Pretty Cool, huh?
Scripture (there are two today…cause I can!)
Fun Fact:
When in space astronauts look taller than they actually are
Okay, so maybe that was more of a random fact than fun….
Question of the Day
If you had to tell someone you loved them for the first time, how would you do it?
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