Planted in the Love of God
May 25, 2025
It is not simply about how deep our roots are, but how intertwined they are in the love of God and in communion with others.
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. 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 (NIV)
Our root is the
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” —Mark 10:17 ESV
My strength isn’t measured by how high I’ve climbed, but by how deeply I am rooted in the love of God.
The love of God drives out
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. —1 John 4:18 (ESV)
To truly know the love of God, we must go
To grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. —Ephesians 3:18-19 (NIV)
Faith that stays on the surface won’t change you, but faith that goes all in will fill you with God’s love.