Dear Brethren,

MEDITATION

18  May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—
19  to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:18-19

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION

1. Hoped-for Results

a) Comprehension

i) Knowledge
ii) Understanding
iii) Wisdom
iv) Appreciation

b) With all the saints

i) Genuine believers
ii) All who are sanctified
iii) All who have understood what it means to lead holy lives

c) Physical dimensions mentioned

i) Width
ii) Length
iii) Height
iv) Depth

d) What does this mean?

i) That God’s love can be concretely realised
ii) That His love is significantly huge in its dimensions

2. The Subject of this Comprehension

a) The love of the Lord Jesus Christ
b) This love is truly great

i) Beyond human love
ii) Beyond human experience

c) The fulness of God

i) This is impossible to fully describe
ii) No one except the Lord Jesus will be able to comprehend this

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY

1. Things to look forward to comprehending

a) The Love of the Lord Jesus
b) The fullness of God

2. These things

a) Deeply spiritual
b) They go beyond mere academic studies

There are severe limitations to human knowledge

3. Seeking God humbly

a) In supplication
b) In faith that we will be able to have such deep comprehension

Prayerfully,
Pastor Charles Tan