“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God” (Ephesians 3:14-19).
Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer who led an
expedition to the Arctic Ocean in a search for the North Pole. He took his ship
into very deep water. As part of his studies, he would drop a sounding line to
check the ocean's depth. When the line was too short to reach the bottom of the
ocean, he would record the date, time, location, length of line, and a final
note that read, "Deeper than that." He would then lower a longer line
with the same result and notation, "Deeper than that." Then he would
make another attempt with the same result and notation: "Deeper than
that." Finally, after lowering his longest line, the logbook received the
final notation of so and so length of line and "deeper than that."
This story illustrates in a very small way what we
know, and do not know about the depth of God’s love. No matter how much we
learn about it, there is always more to learn. No matter how much we try to plum the depth of
God’s love, there is always more to it. The love of God is an infinite
love! Psalm 147:5, reads, “Great is our Lord, and of great power: his
understanding is infinite.” Infinite means “cannot
be counted or numbered.” We might use
the word “immeasurable” to describe it. “As far as
the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us”
(Psalm 103:12). This “infinite forgiveness” is just one aspect of the love of
God. Our sins, once forgiven by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will never be
held against us. Gone, gone, gone, gone! Yes, my sins are gone. Now my soul
is free, and in my heart's a song; Buried in the deepest sea, Yes that's good
enough for me; I shall live eternally, Praise God! My sins are gone” (lyrics
from a gospel chorus). If you have
experienced this wonderful love of God, take time to thank Him for it every day
and share it with those around you. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John
3:16). Fredrick
Lehman wrote:
Could
we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
Keep pressing on,
Pastor Tom
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